Botox Paralyzes Emotions, Too

Hey, maybe this is why I so seldom get furious. I get annoyed, irritated, even want to kill people sometimes, but it's all for a brief time then I forget about it.

"Botox may wipe away those worry lines, but it can also strip you of emotions, new research suggests. "By paralyzing the frown muscles that ordinarily are engaged when we feel angry, Botox short-circuits the emotion itself," Newsweek reports.

Botox, short for Botulinum toxin, is a neurotoxin protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is one of the most poisonous substances in the world.

The finding is based on a known phenomenon whereby smiling adds to your happiness and frowning multiplies your sadness.

"Normally, the brain would be sending signals to the periphery to frown, and the extent of the frown would be sent back to the brain," said UW-Madison professor emeritus of psychology Arthur Glenberg. "But here, that loop is disrupted, and the intensity of the emotion and of our ability to understand it when embodied in language is disrupted."

But if you're sweating the potential downsides of Botox, know that it can also prevent excessive sweating."