Smiling May Lead to Longer Life!

A recent study conducted by Michael Kruger and Ernest Abel examined the correlation between the intensity of an individual’s smile and their longevity. In the study entitled, Smile Intensity in Photographs Predicts Longevity published in the Journal of Physiological Science, Kruger and Abel analyzed the smiles of 230 Major League Baseball Players from 1952. They…

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Smile Game!

Can you tell the difference between an enjoyment and social smile? Test your knowledge by taking our *NEW* smile game by clicking HERE or on the image above!

Emotion in Pictures

They say that pictures are worth 1,000 words. This seems especially true for images that show raw emotion, whether it be intense anger, bitter sadness or pure bliss. You can tell a lot from a picture; even without any words, pictures tell a story. What is fascinating when looking at pictures of emotion is that…

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Living with Moebius Syndrome

A great article was written in the New York Times yesterday about Kathleen Bogart, a psychology researcher at Tufts University, who has Moebius Syndrome. Moebius Syndrome has no known cause. According to the New York Times, it affects less than 100,000 children at birth, which results in total, or nearly total, facial paralysis. A former…

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