Ask the Brains; March / April 2010; Scientific American Mind; by Robert Emery and Jim Coan; Michael P. Kaschak; 1 Page(s)

When people have their feelings hurt, what is actually happening inside the body to cause the physical pain in the chest?
—Josh Ceddia, Melbourne, Australia

Robert Emery and Jim Coan, professors of psychology at the University of Virginia, reply: