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Titel:

Pharmacologic denervation of frown muscles enhances baseline expression of happiness and decreases baseline expression of anger, sadness, and fear.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Article
Autor(en):
Heckmann, M; Teichmann, B; Schröder, U; Sprengelmeyer, R; Ceballos-Baumann, AO
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Individuals with intense frowning are commonly perceived as expressing negative emotions. Anger, fear, and sadness are associated with corrugator ("frown") muscle activity. OBJECTIVE: We sought to study how faces were perceived by others after denervation of frown muscles with localized botulinum toxin injections for treatment of facial frown lines. METHODS: Facial photographs were taken from volunteers before and after botulinum toxin injection. These photographs were shown to viewe...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
J Am Acad Dermatol
Jahr:
2003
Band / Volume:
49
Heft / Issue:
2
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
213-6
Sprache:
eng
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12894067
Print-ISSN:
0190-9622
TUM Einrichtung:
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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