Science Bulletins: Mapping Emotions in the Body

Feelings are often associated with physical reactions: terror can send chills down your spine, and love can leave you weak in the knees. A recent study has linked specific emotions to physical sensations. Researchers tested emotional responses in hundreds of subjects and then created maps identifying locations in the body where emotions cause physical changes.

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[Ash-lysz]

It makes sense that anger would in increase activation in the upper body especially the arms but not in the lower body. When you're anger you usually wanna punch something but not kick it.

Also, it makes sense that with depression there is no activation in the head and chest but there is increases activation with sadness. When you're are sad, you cry and feel your heart ache, but you don't feel anything when you're depressed.

[wesuppose.]

That was incredible, thank you for this. Love looks like a good place to be, although pride was pretty bright as well. Our bodies communicate at such amazing levels.

[ChoDahlie]

Am I the only one that is slightly upset by this study and how it's everywhere now and how everyone's praising it?
I just can't get over the fact, that instead of actually measuring the subjects body temperature, they asked them to describe it themsleves. Isn't it a given that there will be some effects of social desirability mixing in?

[scottfalkirkgaming]

Very interesting how your body reacts so differently to emotions using your body as an outlet

[WonRoh-ru]

I think this shows so well, how we feel with our head, heart and gut.

[kawaiipotato]

You can feel emotion in your arms and legs? It’s always just been the neck, spine and head for me :0

[saeedkahrobaei]

It's an enormous guideline to observe your emotions which can lead to getting rid of Ego ( of course if it exists ).

[twistedmurdererrobloxgamer]

　
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[chrismclean]

2:01 We're taking "It's all in your head" literally here

[kingtrophyguide]

Theory about emotions, they used as characters in the 2015 movie Inside Out!

[Clips-vpxk]

0:35 Does anyone know where to find a full resolution image/pdf?

[ArinGokdemir]

Anger makes u literally want to throw hands

[wisper-]

1:07 ahh free at last
. A visitor indeed i slept long enough

[missmaven.]

What "responses" are being measured?

[alexryan]

1:58 this is what I exactly feel
Thanks

[elizabethchambers]

I was thinking abt what death feels like (death is my greatest fear) and I started sweating and everything from my elbows up felt like they were in an oven

[Krishna]

How did they detect the colours and it is of which body?

[Kooljupiter]

Shame turns you into Spidey... Did not see that coming

[fashionfever]

But how do they enter inside human body

[TheXxkornmunkyx]

Hahaha! Nothing quite lights up the loins like love.