True love really can help to reduce painful feelings, researchers have discovered.
Tests on 17 women found that they were less affected by stinging sensations while looking at pictures of their partners.
But their levels of discomfortactually increased when they were staring at images of spiders, objects or strangers.
The findings could help to pinpoint how emotions act on different areas of the brain and how uncomfortable feelings can be dealt with.
Naomi Eisenberger, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, carried out the tests.
This study was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science


英国《每日邮报》7月6日报道，研究发现，爱情对于减轻疼痛感确有帮助。

通过对17位女性进行测试发现，当她们注视着另一半的照片时，她们的刺痛感就会减轻。
但当她们盯着蜘蛛、物体或者陌生人看的时候，她们的不适程度就会增强。

这些发现有助于人们探测情感活动如何作用于大脑的不同区域以及如何应对不适感。

加州大学洛杉矶分校的心理学副教授内奥米•艾森伯格领导了此项研究。

这项研究发表在《美国国家科学研究院学报》上。

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