https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9vFWA1rnWc
I saw this advertisement on Facebook in the past and thought that it was very inspirational and thought provoking. It is actually from Thailand and promotes Thai Life Insurance. The advertisement shows a man that does things everyday to help others like putting a plant under water, giving money to a little girl for education, sharing his food with a dog, helping a lady get her food cart over a curb, and leaving bananas on the door handle for his elderly neighbor. At the end, it shows how all the people and things that the man helped were all affected in a positive way and, even though he didn't become famous or rich, he had more love and meaning in his life.
I think that in relation to our brain this advertisement is involved with a few different parts that I'm going to discuss. First, the autonomic nervous system would be functioning to keep your bodily functions and organs regulated so that you could see, hear, and understand the content of the advertisement. Also, the parasympathetic nervous system would be used because there is nothing in the commercial that would cause fear or make a person want to move and get away from it so the body would be conserving energy and in a quiet state. Second, the occipital lobe is being used for vision to see the video, the parietal lobe for hearing the words and sounds, and the frontal lobe for keeping your attention in the video and understanding the meaning of it. Third, some mirror neurons were definitely working while I was watching this advertisement. I could feel how much love the man felt in his heart seeing the good that had come from his small deeds. It made my heart happy as well to see the kindness that he showed to others. Finally, I think that this advertisement would play off of the emotional response from the limbic system by showing the others that judged the man for his good deeds, but then seeing all the good and happiness that came out of them. This could show that even though you might not be rich or famous, you still can live a good life and do good and should consider buying life insurance through their company because your life is worth it.
This advertisement definitely will tug at your heart strings and make you think about how you should do more good for others. Who knows, you might even end up with some life insurance in Thailand :)
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