Eli5:what muscles are responsible for the cringe sensation? Why does your body react the way it does when such an event occurs?
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The vargus nerve! It’s a small neural group/muscle on our head that is directly attached to the emotional center of the brain. It processes our phsycial reaction to emotional thoughts.
Dacker Kilter does a great lecture on this. Apparently the development of the vargus nerve directly correlates with the ability to empathize and other social – emotional intelligence.
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