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How the heart, lungs and brain work together to shape experience - Medical Xpress

MedicalxpressSeptember 7, 2026
How the heart, lungs and brain work together to shape experience - Medical Xpress
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People speak of "butterflies in the stomach," a "racing heart," being "choked up" or needing to "catch breath." Language routinely treats emotion and thought as though they inhabit the body. But why are events of the mind felt in the heart or stomach?

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