When the pressure at work is too high, when you are scared to find out the results of a medical examination, or when the plane hits a turbulent zone, take the hand of a loved one and you will feel lighter.
This effect has been proven by neuropsychologists from the Universities of Wisconsin and Virginia (USA). It was noted that married women, when under stress, felt much better if they felt the touch of their husband: the area of uXNUMXbuXNUMXbthe brain that signaled arousal calmed down, which was recorded by a CT scan.
If a stranger took a woman by the hand, the level of tension also decreased, but much less. According to study leader James A. Coan (James A. Coan), the experiment also confirms the fact that married people are generally healthier than single people: frequent tactile contact helps married couples overcome life’s difficulties more easily.