研究顯示 情侶手拉手會有益大腦和身體

Holding hands with a loved one might spark more of a connection than just the human touch: new research suggests it causes our breathing and heart rates to sync, and could even ease body pain.

與所愛之人手拉手不僅僅是身體接觸，還可能激發更多聯結：新研究表明，這麼做會使雙方呼吸和心率同步，甚至能緩解身體疼痛。

That's the conclusion based on a study of 22 couples, one which adds to a growing body of research on interpersonal synchronization.

這是基於對22對情侶進行的研究得出的結論，爲越來越多對人際同步進行研究的機構做出了貢獻。

It turns out that there are actually plenty of ways our bodies automatically slide into sync with each other.

結果表明，實際上，我們的身體有很多不自覺就相互同步的方式。

"It appears pain totally interrupts this interpersonal synchronization between couples and touch brings it back," lead researcher Pavel Goldstein said.

首席研究員帕維爾·戈德斯坦稱：“疼痛似乎會徹底中斷情侶間的人際同步，而肢體接觸可以使其得以繼續。”

What's more, when the male partner felt more empathetic to his partner's pain, the brain activity syncing increased, and the more the pain was reduced.

此外，當男方對女方的疼痛感同身受時，他們的大腦同步性會增強，疼痛的程度也會減輕。

While it's not clear why that would be, it's possible when we feel like someone is sharing our pain, that helps the brain manage it better.

儘管這一現象的原因尚不清楚，但或許在感覺到他人正分享自己的疼痛時，大腦便能夠更好地應對疼痛。