Emotion Maps: How Emotions Change in the Body

Imagine driving down the highway. You’re late, so you’re going a few miles over the speed limit. A jerk, going 40 miles per hour in a blue compact car cuts in front of you without using his blinker.

Can you feel the anger bubble up in your chest? The irritation burn in your throat?

A few amazing facts about this study:They did find that these body emotion maps are the same across cultures. In other words, we feel fear the same way someone in East Asia or Western...