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In ancient Egypt it was believed that the heart was the organ responsible for feelings and emotion because it was the one organ that pumped blood throughout the body and that had any visible alterations in its beating when we changed our feeling: if we were happier, or angrier or sadder, or sleepier, our heart rate would be different.
Today we already know that it is not the heart that is responsible for feelings or emotion, but yes the brain. The heart does no longer have anything to do with this since it does not have a cerebral cortex. Neuroscientists have been studying the brain and have realized that it is the limbic system in our brains that govern our emotions. It consists of several parts of the brain working together; the amygdala, the hippocampus, the basal ganglion, and the thalamus, as well as other parts.
Another OpinionYour heart has nothing to do with your feelings and emotions; your brain does. An Expert's OpinionAccording to a leading authority on neurotransmitters, Candice Pert Ph.D., she believes that emotions are the subconscious mind and that emotions can be triggered throughout the body's tissues and that they are not restricted only to the conscious parts of the brain. Another opinionAll feelings are located in brain in temporal region. Another Expert OpinionThis website shows that in recent discoveries, they have realised that that the heart actually has its own mind or its own 'brain' as stated in the article. Now consider lying to yourself. You try convince yourself in your brain that the lie is the truth, but your still beats. Your heart continues to show feelings even when you have already convinced yourself the lie is the truth. It is for the other person to tell until the he/she checks the change of pace by hand or through 'lie detectors'. Lie detectors in reality are to check the the change of pace in your veins or your heart. Even the iPhones and iPod touches have then now, as they ask you to place your finger on it for a while. During that 'while', it in reality is checking your heartbeat through your veins in your fingertip. If it continues at a normal pace, it will guess you have told the truth. If it notices changes, it will point that you have lied.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo, it doesn't. The brain is the one who creates the emotions if that's what you mean.
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What muscle allows us to feel emotions?
No muscle allows us to feel emotions. The brain allows us to feel emotions by releasing certain hormones. The brain is an organ, not a muscle. The effects of these emotional feelings can affect the behaviour of the heart (which is a muscular organ, NOT a muscle). For example if you are in love, the heart will beat faster. This is where the misconception that the heart causes feelings of love comes from. The feelings of love, and other emotions, actually come from the brain.
Does heart transplantation effect the feelings and emotions in humans?
NO! Contrary to what people believe, the heart is not the source of human "feeling" or "emotion". The sole organ that renders the act of "feeling" or having an "emotion" is the BRAIN. The heart is an organ that continually pumps blood throughout the course of your body through your veins and arteries. Having a "new" or artificial heart replace your actual heart will not taint your feelings or emotions.
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