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Botox May Deaden Ability to Empathize

According to a study published in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science, Botox may not only numb facial muscles, but also – and for the same reason – numb users’ perception of other people’s emotions.

According to David Neal, a psychology professor at the University of Southern California, “if muscular signals from the face to the brain are dampened, you’re less able to read emotions.”

Neal and his research team compared the effects of Botox and Restylane on the one hand, with a gel that amplifies facial signals on the other. The key finding, according to Neal: “When the facial muscles are dampened, you get worse in emotion perception, and when when facial muscles are amplified, you get better at emotion perception.”...

A gel that increases facial muscle mobility? Really? How cool is that?  

So, if you can feel yourself smile, you feel happier, a little; if you frown, a little sadder. Try it. Emotion is a cluster of associations including the physical sensations, not just feelings you have when small clusters of brain cells somewhere becomes active.