Want to feel pleasant...then hold this penciil in your mouth and

Embodied cognition reflects the argument that the motor system influences our cognition.

For example, when participants hold a pencil in their teeth engaging the muscles of a smile, they comprehend pleasant sentences faster than unpleasant ones.

And it works in reverse: holding a pencil in their teeth to engage the muscles of a frown increases the time it takes to comprehend pleasant sentences.