Now that you have watched these videos……
If you are someone whose mood was positively affected by viewing cute animals it is because there are positive impacts to viewing cute animal videos. The reason for this mood booster is that viewing adorable animals sends signals to the brain to release dopamine (feel good/happiness) and oxytocin (hugging/love). These two hormones make you feel good and reduce stress and that is why you might notice a positive change in your mood!
I chose to include this write up to show that there is scientific evidence that videos that include cute animals have positive effects on viewers’ moods. These videos are not just “silly mindless” videos, but that there is scientific evidence to show their positive effects on viewers. Therefore, you could use these videos as a brain break for students and to boost their moods.
Here is some more information on the powers of cute videos:
https://www.realsimple.com/health/mind-mood/cuteness-psychology-why-we-love-tiny-things
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