Dutch researchers have found that waiting for another person's opinion slows down the heart, and the waiting person's heart rate will drop even further if he or she is rejected. In a news release from the Association for Psychological Science, the study's authors said that the term "heartbreaking" used to describe unexpected social rejection may be more true than once thought, since this type of rejection does actually have an impact on the heart.
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