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Emotional contagion

Emotional Contagion

Have you ever experienced suddenly feeling more lively and energetic around someone? Or, on the contrary, feeling depressed and anxious, even though that person hasn’t said anything to cause that particular emotion?

In this case, it’s very likely you were affected by emotional contagion. Emotional contagion is the process through which we are unconsciously affected by the emotions of those around us. We have the ability to “pick up” the emotions surrounding us, allowing ourselves to be influenced by them, whether they are positive or negative. Read more

What Are Aesthetic Emotions?

Simply put, aesthetic emotions are what we feel while being in the presence of a work of art or artistic performance: contemplating a painting, a sculpture, listening to a concert, watching a film, or attending a theater performance. It is what “moves” us from within, astonishes us, fascinates us, and creates a deep connection with the artistic object. These emotions can be quite intense. Sometimes, they bring out tears, send shivers down our spines, or give us goosebumps. Or we burst into laughter. Read more

Music and Emotions

Music and emotions

Even if we haven’t asked ourselves the question clearly, we all know that there is a connection between music and our emotional states. We listen to music because it tells us something and this something stirs emotions within us, some pleasant, others less pleasant, but no matter the case music does not leave us indifferent. Otherwise, why would we listen to it?

Scientists have tried to determine what emotions music communicates; there have been studies, experiments, all kinds of hypotheses issued, but there is no definitive answer, and most likely won’t be one. Science strives to be objective, its truths to be the same for all, but music addresses precisely to our subjectivity. If we put two people listen to a piece of music, the experiences and interpretations they would give of what they felt would never be identical. The perception of music depends on age, education, the culture where we are born and, last but not least, on the temperament of each person.

Facial Expressions of Emotion

Facial expressions of emotion

Faces identify us as unique beings. The interest for researching the face and finding out what we can say by just observing it, was present since ancient times. Yet, an extensive research of facial expressions was made by the psychologist Paul Ekman in the 70’. He catalogued all the human facial expressions, using a numbering system for each group of muscles involved in producing a facial expression. He found that certain emotions are always accompanied with certain facial expressions. Read more

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Emotional Contagion

What Are Aesthetic Emotions?

Music and emotions

Facial expressions of emotion