Does your heart actually feel emotion?

As part of the “Heart Smarts” series, “Today” explores the link between your heart health and your emotions. The heart's more than a pump — it actually sends messages to the brain. Dr. Rollin ... This lets the brain know that the heart feels good and often creates a gentle warm feeling in the area of the heart. read more

It actually does, in a way. When we feel a deep emotion, our heart can sort of sense it. Let's say you feel very sad or disappointed, your heart will feel like it is beating slower and drops (the expression, your heart sank), just a feeling, it doesn't really fall. Another one will be nervousness or in guilt of something. read more

As part of the “Heart Smarts” series, “Today” explores the link between your heart health and your emotions. The heart's more than a pump — it actually sends messages to the brain. Dr. read more

When you hear bad news, you might feel your ‘heart drop’ or have to deal with ‘heart ache.’ There’s more to these metaphors than simply describing intense emotions – they point to the fascinating way our bodies experience these feelings, both emotionally and physically. read more