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Your Heart Knows the Future — Literally — say Scientists
“Hearts are wild creatures, that’s why our ribs are cages.”― Elalusz
Our hearts sense our future, and then prepare our brains emotionally for what’s to come, say researchers at the Heartmath Institute, a leader in the scientific study of the heart.
The heart is sometimes called a second brain, as it has its own set of neurons and nervous system. But to think our hearts perceive events on a futuristic timeline is, well, mind boggling.
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Volunteers were shown two sets of images, one set was “neutral” like images of fruit or a landscape, and the other set was emotionally charged — from sexy to scary.
A computer randomly showed pictures as the volunteers’ heart rate, brain waves and other nervous system activity were recorded.
As expected, people’s hearts reacted emotionally to the images that were either erotic or horrific. But what shocked scientists is that everyone’s hearts were reacting seconds before they saw the picture!
