E
Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.
Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting(收缩) and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.
Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said: "Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart."
The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr Garfinkel said, "The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect what we see and what we don’t see - and guide whether we see fear."
To further understand this relationship, the scientists also used a brain scanner(扫描仪) to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person’s feeling of fear.
"We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear," Dr Garfinkel said.
"We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders, and also for those for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder."What is the finding of the study
A:One’s heart affects how he feels fear. B:fear is a result of one’s relaxed heartbeat. C:fear has something to do with one’s health. D:Ones fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear.
E
Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.
Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting(收缩) and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.
Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said: "Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart."
The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr Garfinkel said, "The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect what we see and what we don’t see - and guide whether we see fear."
To further understand this relationship, the scientists also used a brain scanner(扫描仪) to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person’s feeling of fear.
"We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear," Dr Garfinkel said.
"We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders, and also for those for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder."This study may contribute to _______.
A:treating anxiety and stress better B:explaining the cycle of fear and anxiety C:finding the sky to the heart-brain communication D:understanding different fears in our hearts and heads
He didn' t fear new ideas, ______ the future.
A:nor feared he B:nor he did fear C:nor did he fear D:nor did fear he
He didn' t fear new ideas, ______ the future.
A:nor feared he B:nor he did fear C:nor did he fear D:nor did fear he
He didn' t fear new ideas, ______ the future.
A:nor feared he B:nor he did fear C:nor did he fear D:nor did fear he
Passage Three
For more than six million American
children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. They
spend part of each day alone. They are called "latchkey children".
They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And
their bad conditions have become a social problem.
Lyne Brown
was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, "A lot of kids
had chains around their necks with keys attached.! was constantly telling them
to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my
mind what they meant. ",slowly, she learned they were house keys.
Lyne learned of the impact working couples and single parents were having
on their children. She found that Fear is the biggest problem faced by
children at home alone. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own
safety.
The most common way latchkey children deal with their
fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, in a closet.
The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s
hard to get statistics (情况，材料) on latchkey children. Most parents are slow to
admit they leave their children alone. |
The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is______.
A:tiredness B:fear C:loneliness D:freedom
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