Dr. Ethan Kross

Just to explain to folks why this works, this is not, by the way, this effect that music has on our emotions is not exclusive to hearing. It's a product of sensation. So sensation is how we bring in information about the world and make sense of it, sensation perception. And I like to think of sensation as like, imagine you had satellite dishes mounted all over your body.

Just to explain to folks why this works, this is not, by the way, this effect that music has on our emotions is not exclusive to hearing. It's a product of sensation. So sensation is how we bring in information about the world and make sense of it, sensation perception. And I like to think of sensation as like, imagine you had satellite dishes mounted all over your body.

And their sole job is to help you bring in information about your surroundings and to give you the best chance of optimally navigating the world around you. And a big part of that is making sure you go where it's safe and not where it's dangerous. And so one of the ways that sensation works is it is tightly linked with emotion in the sense that when you encounter something,

And their sole job is to help you bring in information about your surroundings and to give you the best chance of optimally navigating the world around you. And a big part of that is making sure you go where it's safe and not where it's dangerous. And so one of the ways that sensation works is it is tightly linked with emotion in the sense that when you encounter something,

And their sole job is to help you bring in information about your surroundings and to give you the best chance of optimally navigating the world around you. And a big part of that is making sure you go where it's safe and not where it's dangerous. And so one of the ways that sensation works is it is tightly linked with emotion in the sense that when you encounter something,

that might be approach-oriented or might be threatening, it's activating the corresponding sets of emotions. All of our senses follow this property. So hearing, music, you know, like... Look back in history. There are bands that accompany militaries through battle. That's kind of interesting if you think about it, right?

that might be approach-oriented or might be threatening, it's activating the corresponding sets of emotions. All of our senses follow this property. So hearing, music, you know, like... Look back in history. There are bands that accompany militaries through battle. That's kind of interesting if you think about it, right?

that might be approach-oriented or might be threatening, it's activating the corresponding sets of emotions. All of our senses follow this property. So hearing, music, you know, like... Look back in history. There are bands that accompany militaries through battle. That's kind of interesting if you think about it, right?

You've got these... This is a threatening... It doesn't get much more threatening than this. Playing the music, right? Channeling our emotions. You should try... I don't know if people can do this quite easily, but if you ever like strip away the, the kind of soundtrack to films, we sometimes do this in studies. Like it is wild just to hear dialogue. Yeah.

You've got these... This is a threatening... It doesn't get much more threatening than this. Playing the music, right? Channeling our emotions. You should try... I don't know if people can do this quite easily, but if you ever like strip away the, the kind of soundtrack to films, we sometimes do this in studies. Like it is wild just to hear dialogue. Yeah.

You've got these... This is a threatening... It doesn't get much more threatening than this. Playing the music, right? Channeling our emotions. You should try... I don't know if people can do this quite easily, but if you ever like strip away the, the kind of soundtrack to films, we sometimes do this in studies. Like it is wild just to hear dialogue. Yeah.

Like imagine jaws without, I'll stop doing it right there. Or imagine like watching a sitcom without the laugh track. You don't, doesn't have the same punch. Um, Taste. We don't probably need to spend too much time on taste, right? Think of something that tastes great. It's an emotional experience. Something that tastes foul, opposite direction. What about touch? Touch is a powerful tool.

Like imagine jaws without, I'll stop doing it right there. Or imagine like watching a sitcom without the laugh track. You don't, doesn't have the same punch. Um, Taste. We don't probably need to spend too much time on taste, right? Think of something that tastes great. It's an emotional experience. Something that tastes foul, opposite direction. What about touch? Touch is a powerful tool.

Like imagine jaws without, I'll stop doing it right there. Or imagine like watching a sitcom without the laugh track. You don't, doesn't have the same punch. Um, Taste. We don't probably need to spend too much time on taste, right? Think of something that tastes great. It's an emotional experience. Something that tastes foul, opposite direction. What about touch? Touch is a powerful tool.

I call it – the technique of touch that I'm particularly fond of is affectionate but not creepy touch, which is to say when an affectionate embrace is wanted between partners, parents, and kids – There's a lot of research which shows that this could be a powerful tool for regulating your emotions very, very quickly. A creepy touch, of course, pushes us in the opposite direction.

I call it – the technique of touch that I'm particularly fond of is affectionate but not creepy touch, which is to say when an affectionate embrace is wanted between partners, parents, and kids – There's a lot of research which shows that this could be a powerful tool for regulating your emotions very, very quickly. A creepy touch, of course, pushes us in the opposite direction.

I call it – the technique of touch that I'm particularly fond of is affectionate but not creepy touch, which is to say when an affectionate embrace is wanted between partners, parents, and kids – There's a lot of research which shows that this could be a powerful tool for regulating your emotions very, very quickly. A creepy touch, of course, pushes us in the opposite direction.

We've got to give people the disclaimer. So, you know, that's one set of examples that I would ask people to consider. But we could keep going deeper and deeper through the toolbox to give more insight.

We've got to give people the disclaimer. So, you know, that's one set of examples that I would ask people to consider. But we could keep going deeper and deeper through the toolbox to give more insight.

We've got to give people the disclaimer. So, you know, that's one set of examples that I would ask people to consider. But we could keep going deeper and deeper through the toolbox to give more insight.