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Researchers in Finland have compiled the first authoritative atlas of “body maps” that detail where we feel emotions. We can now clearly see that happiness actually makes us feel tingly all over, that sadness is felt in the heart, and that depression is characterized by an all-over numbness. It would seem that idioms such as a chest puffed with pride, or cold feet, are very much seated in physiological reality.
I think all of us know that emotions are linked to physiological changes — nervousness and sweaty palms, shame and a hot head/cheeks, fear and a racing heart — but this study, carried out by Lauri Nummenmaa and friends, is exciting because it uses a very large pool of participants — 700 people from Finland, Sweden, and Taiwan — and is controlled for nationality and language. In other words, despite differences in language and culture, it seems that all humans have very similar, genetically-coded physiological responses to emotions. Our chests don’t puff up with pride just because the idiom tells us to; pride really does make your face and torso feel good.
Click here for full article and more pictures:
Human emotions mapped for the first time, shows where we feel love, fear, and shame | Techno Tweet
Researchers in Finland have compiled the first authoritative atlas of “body maps” that detail where we feel emotions. We can now clearly see that happiness actually makes us feel tingly all over, that sadness is felt in the heart, and that depression is characterized by an all-over numbness. It would seem that idioms such as a chest puffed with pride, or cold feet, are very much seated in physiological reality.
I think all of us know that emotions are linked to physiological changes — nervousness and sweaty palms, shame and a hot head/cheeks, fear and a racing heart — but this study, carried out by Lauri Nummenmaa and friends, is exciting because it uses a very large pool of participants — 700 people from Finland, Sweden, and Taiwan — and is controlled for nationality and language. In other words, despite differences in language and culture, it seems that all humans have very similar, genetically-coded physiological responses to emotions. Our chests don’t puff up with pride just because the idiom tells us to; pride really does make your face and torso feel good.
Click here for full article and more pictures:
Human emotions mapped for the first time, shows where we feel love, fear, and shame | Techno Tweet
