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When Getting Angry is Good

Bus drivers and bouncers face it with some frequency;  so do counselors and psychologists; but call center employees are on the frontline. Do you ever get angry at them?

Anger has been viewed as a negative emotion, unproductive and destructive – but what if this emotion is actually really good for you?

This program will get honest about anger – its limitations and its potential.

Join guest host Anton Enus as we look at how anger works in the brain and in society. Insight asks: can we use it for positive gain?

Fun Facts About Smiles

Did you know?

1) Research has shown that of all the seven basic emotions, happiness is the easiest expression to recognize, even across cultures.

2) There are many different types of happiness including elation, euphoria, excitement, and amusement. However, research has shown that these enjoyable emotions are all expressed on the face the same way: by the Duchenne Smile. A Duchenne Smile occurs when the lip corners move up and the muscle around the eyes moves as well. Oftentimes you see wrinkles around a person’s eyes. This is often described as a “twinkling” or “sparkling” in the eyes.

3) Research has also shown that forcing yourself to smile can improve your mood.

4) Not only that, your smile may be a predictor of how long you’ll live and a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well being!

5) There are other positive effects of smiling. Some research has suggested that smiling makes you more attractive. In other research, smiling has been proven to help build rapport and create positive relationships with others.

Think you can tell the difference between an enjoyment smile and a social smile? Put yourself to the test with Humintell’s Smile Game!
Don’t forget to submit your best smile photo to earn your chance to win a free Humintell course of your choice!

 

Cerebellum’s Role In Thought And Emotion

downloadNPR recently featured an amazing and fascinating story about Jonathan Keleher, a 33 year old man who was born with part of his brain missing. Keleher is one of a handful of people known to have lived their entire lives without a cerebellum, a structure that usually contains about half the brain’s neurons.

As a result of his exceedingly rare condition, Jonathan has a distinctive way of speaking and a walk that is slightly awkward. He also lacks the balance to ride a bicycle. However, this hasn’t kept him from living on his own, holding down an office job at a non-profit, an making a important contribution to neuroscience.

“What we now understand is what that cerebellum is doing to movement, it’s also doing to intellect and personality and emotional processing,” says Dr. Jeremy Schmahmann, a professor of neurology at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital

Without a cerebellum, Schmahmann says, a person’s thinking and emotions can become as clumsy as their movements.

Listen to the complete story below.