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Heartbreak: Why It Feels So Achy Breaky
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The Intersection of Physical and Emotional Pain
An experiment used brain scans to distinguish heartbreak from regular brain activity. The study showed that the brain reacts similarly to emotional pain as it does to physical pain. The part of the brain that registers physical pain was active during heartbreak, indicating that the brain processes emotional pain in a way similar to a physical injury. This highlights how physical and emotional pain are not entirely separate experiences but rather interact and influence each other.
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