Emotions and the Brain

The Sentis Brain Animation Series takes you on a tour of the brain through a series of short and sharp animations. The fifth in the series explains what is happening in our brains as we experience emotions – both the helpful and unhelpful ones! This empowering animation demonstrates that while sometimes our emotions can ‘hijack’ our…

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Emotion and Movies: Why Films Make us Cry, Flinch and Cheer

The history of film began over a hundred years ago in the 1890s with the invention of the first motion-picture cameras. Since then, film making has become a multi-million dollar industry and most movie watchers can name a few films that have made them laugh or cry. Movies have become a large part of American…

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Why Do We Cry?

For past blogs related to tears and crying, see below Crying without tears Emotional Outpour Why Humans Like to Cry Emotion Overload: Crying on Planes

Walk Happy, Be Happy :)

Research has shown that that forcing yourself to smile can improve your mood. Well, a new study published online in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry shows that walking in a happy manner may make you happier, too. The study entitled “How we walk affects what we remember: Gait modifications through biofeedback change negative affective memory bias” led by Johannes…

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