Hannah Fry Instagram – This idea for this (admittedly quite heteronormative) study came when the scientist, James Coan, was studying brain function of those suffering from PTSD.
One war veteran was really struggling with the MRI machine and asked if his wife could be present. When he started getting agitated, his wife held his hand and his brain calmed down.❤️❤️
So it’s not just women who benefit from hand holding sometimes. Even big strong men too. 💪
Here’s the original study:
Lending a Hand: Social Regulation of the Neural Response to Threat. James A. Coan, Hillary S. Schaefer, and Richard J. Davidson
The replication study:
Relationship status and perceived support in the social regulation of neural responses to threat.
James A Coan, Lane Beckes, Marlen Z Gonzalez, Erin L Maresh, Casey L Brown, Karen Hasselmo.
And the ice bath hugs study:
Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men. Gesa Berretz, Chantal Cebula, Blanca Maria Wortelmann, Panagiota Papadopoulou, Oliver T. Wolf, Sebastian Ocklenburg, Julian Packheiser.
#manvsbear #hugs #romantic #menvswomen #hannahfry | Posted on 16/May/2024 20:53:34
