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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Massey

BIZARRE: A posed smile can improve your mood new research suggests - What They Never Told You

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A posed smile can improve your mood suggesting that it may be possible to smile your way to happiness, a new study suggests.

Psychologists have long questioned whether facial expressions influence people’s emotional experiences – an idea known as the facial feedback hypothesis.

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