Mapping Emotions On The Body

A team of scientists in Finland asked people to map out where they felt different emotions on their bodies. To see the map of emotions follow the link: /www.npr.org

Words to know: psychologist, mood disorder, to diagnose, to treat, to feel, excitement, to alter one’s mind, to have the opposite effect, top row, bottom row,  to map out, lead the study, the entire body, nervous system, the chest area, heart rate;

emotions: love, happiness, surprise, neutral, contempt, anxiety, disgust, anger, pride, depression, danger, fear, sadness, shame, envy, scared, tender

Idiom from the article : "butterflies in your stomach". To clear its definition follow www.idioms4you.com

Examples

“On the day of my wedding, I had butterflies in my stomach.”

“James always gets butterflies in his stomach before his basketball games. “

“If you have butterflies in your stomach, you should take a deep breath and try to think calm thoughts.”