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Why Movies Like Oscar-Winning ‘Undefeated’ Make Grown Men (and Women) Cry

Why Movies Like Oscar-Winning ‘Undefeated’ Make Grown Men (and Women) Cry | Science News | Scoop.it

The newly minted Oscar winner for best documentary, Undefeated, has left many critics gushing—with praise, but also tears. The true-life sports tale follows a struggling high school football team in a poor area of Memphis, Tennessee, whose fortunes begin to turn under the guidance of a devoted and determined coach. The emotional story has reduced folks at Forbes, Esquire, and other media outlets to sniffles and sobs. It made us wonder: What actually causes people to cry at movies?

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Men more likely to have an accurate memory of unpleasant experiences

Men more likely to have an accurate memory of unpleasant experiences | Science News | Scoop.it
A woman's memory of an experience is less likely to be accurate than a man's if it was unpleasant and emotionally provocative, according to research undertaken by University of Montreal researchers at Louis-H Lafontaine Hospital.
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Sex-specific behaviors traced to hormone-controlled genes in the brain

The new evidence shows that the sex hormones – testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone – act in a key region of the brain, switching certain genes on and others off.
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