We’ve all heard that Botox has the power to inhibit your facial reactions because of paralyzed muscles in the face. But now, studies show that Botox not only slows sadness and anger muscularly, but it delays the recognition to sadness and anger emotionally.
According to Discovery.com, a study was done with 40-first time Botox patients where they read happy, sad or angry statements before and after their Botox injections. Once they understood the statement they would indicate their reaction. After receiving the Botox injections, it took longer for the frown-impaired patients to process angry and sad statements. Processing happiness was unaffected by Botox treatments. Physical expressions, like grinning or grimacing, send a signal to create an emotional reaction, concludes this study – which supports the “facial feedback hypothesis.” In this particular case, the Botox injections have prevented frowning which, in turn, prevents reactions to negativity.
“When we are sad, angry or frustrated, but we have Botox on board, our muscles do not contract to create furrows between our brows and deep creases on our foreheads,” says Murad Alam, an associate professor of dermatology at Northwestern University who has also investigated the Botox-facial feedback relationship and found a link between restricted frown muscles and moods. “This lack of frowning and wrinkling works backward to adjust our emotions and make us happier.”
There are continued studies trying to prove if the understanding of emotional language rests on physical expression, along with brainpower.
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