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Sunday, February 19 2006 |
 Guys, it's almost too simple... just hold her hand. According to an article published in the New York Times by Benedict Carey, it's documented science that wives experience immediate calming effects from the touch of their husbands.
... knowing that they would periodically receive a mild electric shock to an ankle, the women were noticeably apprehensive. ... But the moment that they felt their husbands' hands ... each woman's activity level plunged in all the regions gearing up for the threat. Holding Loved One's Hand Can Calm Jittery Neurons
By BENEDICT CAREY
Published: January 31, 2006 Married women under extreme stress who reach out and hold their husbands' hands feel immediate relief, neuroscientists have found in what they say is the first study of how human touch affects the neural response to threatening situations.
The soothing effect of the touch could be seen in scans of areas deep in the brain that are involved in registering emotional and physical alarm. The women received significantly more relief from their husbands' touch than from a stranger's, and those in particularly close marriages were most deeply comforted by their husbands' hands, the study found. Read the Full Article...
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