Scientists distinguish between feelings and emotions, even though they sometimes colloquially use the two terms interchangeably. Emotions are considered the automatic, unconscious body reactions to stimuli, while feelings are the conscious, subjective, and mental interpretations we make of those physical changes. Emotions are thought to be universal, experienced by all people in the same way. Feelings, on the other hand, are thought to differ to some degree among cultures, with some cultural learning involved.