'Why is the heart associated with emotions even though it has nothing to do !
Question: Give an example, when you are nervous or stressed (Emotion), your body's sympathetic nervous system is activated. This gives you pupil dilation, sweating, etc. When it acts on the heart, it increases your heart rate and heart contraction. When your heart beat comes to your conscious level, it is called palpitation. Also, sympathetic nervous system causes cutaneous and muscle vasodilation and that's why you may have flushing.
Answers: Give an example, when you are nervous or stressed (Emotion), your body's sympathetic nervous system is activated. This gives you pupil dilation, sweating, etc. When it acts on the heart, it increases your heart rate and heart contraction. When your heart beat comes to your conscious level, it is called palpitation. Also, sympathetic nervous system causes cutaneous and muscle vasodilation and that's why you may have flushing.
People associate it with the heart because its in your chest. You feel emotions in your chest as well and it "feels like your heart is breaking" Its all in the mind and chemical;s in your brain. I remember when I was little I thought the heart was shaped like a pretty valentine heart. Id think of it in my chest beating. Then when I saw what a real heart looked like I was all grossed out and disappointed.
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Not true that it has nothing to do with emotions. It has been documented that people have died of an emotional broken heart.