Your Brain On Movies – Professor Jeffrey Zacks

Why do so many of us cry at the movies? What’s the difference between remembering what happened in a movie and what happened in real life — and can we always tell the difference? How is it that a patch of flickering light on a wall can produce experiences that engage our imaginations and can feel totally real?
Dr. Jeff Zacks, a Professor of Psychological & Brain Science at Washington University and the author of Flicker: Your Brain on Movies, delves into how movies and television work on our minds and brains. To view this Zoom recording click here. This program is co-sponsored with the St. Louis NORC and the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival.*

To view the Jewish Film Festival’s complete lineup of features and documentaries, visit https://jccstl.com/arts-ideas/st-louis-jewish-film-festival/.