Hi, my name is Carter and I am going to talk about emotions (feelings). For example, when you get stolen from, you get mad or angry and you also want to pulverize the guy who stole your stuff. When someone hurts your feelings, you sometimes feel sad or afraid. When you get a surprise birthday party, you feel surprised or excited. When you get an A+ on a report you feel relieved.

 

Okay, back to the subject. Your brain has a little bunch of cells on each side called the amygdala. This area of the brain looks like a walnut and is Latin for walnut. Scientists believe that the amygdala is responsible for emotion. It's normal to feel all different kinds of emotions, good and bad. Sometimes you might feel a little sad, and other times you might feel scared, or silly, or glad.

 

Emotions can be good or bad, but when they are good, you are usually happy.