Body atlas reveals where we feel happiness and shame.
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| Yellow shows regions of increased sensation while blue areas represent decreased feeling in these composite images. image collected by Sufyan Ahmad |
Chests puffing up with pride — and happiness felt head to toe — are sensations as real as they are universal. And now we can make an atlas of them.
Researchers have long known that emotions are connected to a range of physiological changes, from nervous job candidates’ sweaty palms to the racing pulse that results from hearing a strange noise at night. But new research reveals that emotional states are universally associated with certain bodily sensations, regardless of individuals’ culture or language.
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