MEMBER メンバー Research and Education Strategy Division Chunlin LIU Cognitive Neuroscience Application Center, Tohoku Univ. Researcher Exploring communication between humans and AI How can AI assist in language acquisition and foster emotional connections? 202502.07 The Power of Emotional Videos: How Watching Them Can Help You Learn L2 Emotional Words – An fMRI Study(IDAC Young Investigator Award) Posted in Information How do learners acquire not just the literal meaning but also the emotional depth of second-language(L2) emotional words (e.g., enjoy)? This study explored this question by having participants learn L2 emotional vocabulary while watching specially designed emotional videos, in which actors vividly expressed L2 emotional words through facial expressions and vocal tones. After the learning phase, participants underwent fMRI scans while recalling the learned emotional words. The findings revealed that emotional videos successfully activated brain regions associated with emotional memory, such as the amygdala and hippocampus, during recall, helping learners grasp the emotional depth of words and retain them more effectively. I am deeply honored that this research has been awarded the Institute of Development, Aging, and Cancer Young Investigator Award, and I hope these insights will contribute to innovative approaches in second language education. （Chunlin） Attachments Back to the list Back to the list Next article Member Recent Activities Social Applied Research Division Engineering Applied Research Division Educational Applied Research Division Research and Education Strategy Division
