Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 28:
The expression on your face can usually dramatically alter your feelings and perceptions, and it has been proved that deliberately smiling or frowning can create corresponding emotional responses. The idea was first (24) _______ by a French physiologist, Israel Waynbaum, in 1906. He believed that different facial (25) _______ affected the flow of blood to the brain, and that this could create positive or negative feelings. A happy smile or irrepressible laughter increased the blood flow and contributed to joyful feelings. But sad angry expressions decreased the flow of oxygen-carrying blood, and created a vicious (26) _______ of gloom and depression by effectively starving the brain of essential fuel. Psychologist Robert Zajone rediscovered this early subject, and suggests that the temperature of the brain could affect the production and synthesis of neurotransmitters, which definitely influence our moods and energy levels. He argues that an impaired blood flow could not only deprive the brain of oxygen, but also create further chemical imbalance (27) _______ inhibiting these vital hormonal messages. Zajone goes on to propose that our brains remember smiling associated with being happy, and that by deliberately smiling through your tears you can (28) _______ your brain to release uplifting neurotransmitters replacing a depression condition with a happier one. People suffering from psychosomatic ailment, depression and anxiety states could benefit from simply exercising their zygomatic muscles, which pull the corners of the mouth up and back to form a smile several times an hour.
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