DIY – The Anger Game | Brain Games

everyone knows that being angry can
influence how we think and how we act
but you might be surprised to find out
that being angry can also influence what
we see let me show you what I mean
first we’re going to need to get you in
the mood think back to the last time you
were really truly angry someone cut you
off in traffic or take something that
belong to you or just treat you unfairly
whatever it was really try to remember
the details and recapture how it made
you feel sure some music to help you get
in the mood
good now take a look at these two images
just try to look at them equally and
remember everything you can about them
on the left
mr. threatening on the right these two
lovebirds now here’s the question while
you were looking at the images which one
did you spend more time looking at be
honest
was it the thug or the lovebirds using a
special device called an eye tracker
scientists are able to keep track of
exactly how long we look at different
types of images and it turns out that
what we look at depends on how we feel
when you’re scared crazy you’ll spend
more time looking at the threatening
images but when you’re angry you’ll
spend more time looking at rewarding but
wait why would being angry lead you to
look at rewarding images the answer may
have to do with the purpose of enter
being angry may motivate the brain to
help get rid of whatever’s causing the
problem in the first place and looking
at the rewarding images may help to calm
us down so there you go being angry may
change how we feel but behind the scenes
it may also change what we see leading
the brain to restore balance by seeking
out stimulation put us back in a good
mood