Heartbreak: Why does it hurt so bad?

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 12.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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We’ve all been dumped, but some of us have felt physically sick from a heartbreak -- sometimes really sick. Neuroscientist Prof. Lucy Brown explains how pangs from a heartache might not just be in our heads. Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2OhEIi9 Selected references: Lucy’s FMRI study of the rejected in-love college students: http://bit.ly/355Xz5B The social/physical pain overlap in the brain: https://bit.ly/2IkRQiVHow psychological stress affects the immune system: https://bit.ly/333CsiS Credits: This episode was produced by Michelle Dang, with help from Wendy Zukerman, Rose Rimler, Meryl Horn and Lexi Krupp. Our senior producer is Kaitlyn Sawrey. We’re edited by Caitlin Kenney and Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by Peter Leonard. Music written by Peter Leonard, Emma Munger, and Bobby Lord. A huge thanks to all the scientists we got in touch with for this episode, including Professor Larry Young, Professor Tiffany Field, Professor Ethan Kross, Professor Sandra Langeslag, and Professor Naomi Eisenberger. A special thanks to the Zukerman family and Joseph Lavelle Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.8	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Vs from Gimlett.
1:04.4	On today's mini episode, we're pitting facts against feeling crushed.
1:11.7	As we tackle, heartbreak.
1:14.6	It turns out that science can help us with one of our most universal experiences.
1:24.9	Let's start with a tale of heartbreak from right here at Science Vs.
1:31.9	It happened throughout producer Rose Rimmelow.
1:33.9	It was just like completely devastated.
1:38.0	Rose's big heartbreak happened when she was in college.
1:40.9	She had a huge crush on this guy for a while and he was a little unsure about it, but
1:45.9	in one night, it all came together.
1:48.9	Remember, there's like a meteor shower?
1:51.4	I know we were sitting next to each other on lawn chairs looking up at meteors.
1:56.8	And then we were just up on night talking and kissing and so on.
1:59.9	It was like, I'm like, I'm in a party!
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