The Physicality of Emotions

Listening to WBUR's Here and Now promo a couple of weeks ago had me perking up at the mention of a story about Botox being an anti-depressant of sorts...

Seems that limiting the range of facial expressions that the forehead is able to produce means that there are corresponding changes of experienced (i.e., felt) emotions as well.

In other words, "freezing your face" makes you feel fine... ?

There is something to this  -- thinking of mirror neurons and the mind-body connection.

At the same time, I really want to see quantified experimental studies.

I will say that my "theory of mind" of Botoxed faces is that emotional empathy and creative thought seems to be limited....

But mainly, the body can influence the mind.

Read more here.

Kinesthetic Learner Video

Found this while researching something else. It's from About.com.

Note the blurb for field trips and museum visits.  ;)

It also brings back memories of teaching in an all-girls school!

Power of Touch

Here's something I found while, of course, researching something else. It's from PBS's Teacher's Domain. The segment is The Power of Touch. Their description blurb is below.

Why is touch so important to our physical and emotional well-being? And what happens when it is withheld? This video segment explores the role of touch in the development of young animals, including humans, and looks at the therapies parents are using to enrich the lives and minds of their infants and toddlers. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Touch."

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Hey All--
Ok, I'm back.
This here is a test of the Blogger system...
to see what it can link to the Wiki...



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