Your nose gets colder when you’re stressed. These thermal images show the change
Psychologists from the University of Sussex recently discovered that stress causes a drop in the temperature of somebody’s nose. This can be detected using thermal cameras. The research shows that the ‘nasal dip’ happens just minutes after acute stress and has potential to serve as a reliable and non-invasive marker for studying stress and recovery, which could accelerate research of stress in babies or non-verbal individuals. The team are also applying this method to research stress in rescued chimpanzees and gorillas, striving to improve their wellbeing in sanctuaries.
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