Dr. Ethan Kross

So images being another sensory modality vision. So that's number one. Number two, there's this very interesting phenomenon where when we are in a particular emotional state, let's say we're feeling sad, We often don't reflexively seek out the happy music. We don't go to Journey. Instead, we go to Adele, right? We're going to Chicago. I'm giving you my age bracket here, right?

So images being another sensory modality vision. So that's number one. Number two, there's this very interesting phenomenon where when we are in a particular emotional state, let's say we're feeling sad, We often don't reflexively seek out the happy music. We don't go to Journey. Instead, we go to Adele, right? We're going to Chicago. I'm giving you my age bracket here, right?

So images being another sensory modality vision. So that's number one. Number two, there's this very interesting phenomenon where when we are in a particular emotional state, let's say we're feeling sad, We often don't reflexively seek out the happy music. We don't go to Journey. Instead, we go to Adele, right? We're going to Chicago. I'm giving you my age bracket here, right?

Like the music that has sad associations for me. So there's this mood congruency. If I'm feeling a certain way, I'm going to go deeper into that state and have the music facilitate me. Why on earth would we do that? Are we all masochistic? Do we just want to feel even worse? This gets at, I think, a critically important point that is not always talked about, which

Like the music that has sad associations for me. So there's this mood congruency. If I'm feeling a certain way, I'm going to go deeper into that state and have the music facilitate me. Why on earth would we do that? Are we all masochistic? Do we just want to feel even worse? This gets at, I think, a critically important point that is not always talked about, which

Like the music that has sad associations for me. So there's this mood congruency. If I'm feeling a certain way, I'm going to go deeper into that state and have the music facilitate me. Why on earth would we do that? Are we all masochistic? Do we just want to feel even worse? This gets at, I think, a critically important point that is not always talked about, which

is all emotions are functional when they are experienced in the right proportions, not too intensely and not too long. So sadness, as an example, is an emotion we experience when we've experienced some loss that we can't rectify right away. Something has happened and you can't fix that. So you've lost someone. And so what does this emotion do? Well, it...

is all emotions are functional when they are experienced in the right proportions, not too intensely and not too long. So sadness, as an example, is an emotion we experience when we've experienced some loss that we can't rectify right away. Something has happened and you can't fix that. So you've lost someone. And so what does this emotion do? Well, it...

is all emotions are functional when they are experienced in the right proportions, not too intensely and not too long. So sadness, as an example, is an emotion we experience when we've experienced some loss that we can't rectify right away. Something has happened and you can't fix that. So you've lost someone. And so what does this emotion do? Well, it...

hijacks the way we are thinking, feeling, and our bodies are responding. So it motivates us to introspect, to turn our attention inward, to reflect on this situation, to now try to make sense of it. Something really important in my life has happened. I now have to change the way I'm thinking about my life so I can find meaning and move on.

hijacks the way we are thinking, feeling, and our bodies are responding. So it motivates us to introspect, to turn our attention inward, to reflect on this situation, to now try to make sense of it. Something really important in my life has happened. I now have to change the way I'm thinking about my life so I can find meaning and move on.

hijacks the way we are thinking, feeling, and our bodies are responding. So it motivates us to introspect, to turn our attention inward, to reflect on this situation, to now try to make sense of it. Something really important in my life has happened. I now have to change the way I'm thinking about my life so I can find meaning and move on.

My physiology is slowing down so I can engage in that slow introspection. But what's also really interesting about sadness is it's also impacting my facial display, giving a sign to all of the people in my environment to say, hey, Maybe we should check up on that person, that guy, because he looks like he's on his own in a corner, right?

My physiology is slowing down so I can engage in that slow introspection. But what's also really interesting about sadness is it's also impacting my facial display, giving a sign to all of the people in my environment to say, hey, Maybe we should check up on that person, that guy, because he looks like he's on his own in a corner, right?

My physiology is slowing down so I can engage in that slow introspection. But what's also really interesting about sadness is it's also impacting my facial display, giving a sign to all of the people in my environment to say, hey, Maybe we should check up on that person, that guy, because he looks like he's on his own in a corner, right?

So can you detect when someone is sad, if you see like a sad facial expression?

So can you detect when someone is sad, if you see like a sad facial expression?

So can you detect when someone is sad, if you see like a sad facial expression?

And it enhances social interactions. And so some people are really good at detecting it. Others are really good at displaying it. I'm gonna go back to my daughter. So if something happens where she feels sad, she exhibits this exaggerated response like she'll stick out her lower lip. And even if I'm kind of upset at her, like it is amazing the power that that has on me.

And it enhances social interactions. And so some people are really good at detecting it. Others are really good at displaying it. I'm gonna go back to my daughter. So if something happens where she feels sad, she exhibits this exaggerated response like she'll stick out her lower lip. And even if I'm kind of upset at her, like it is amazing the power that that has on me.