When all decisions/emotions/attractions/thoughts etc. originate form the brain, why do people use “heart” in such contexts?
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the heart has its own clump of neurons, a “little brain”.
the nervous system is a network throughout you entire body. While your brain is the biggest player it is not the only player. For example consider the phrase “muscle memory”.
Also consider what a reflex is if not your body instinctively reacting to an anticipated outcome faster than you can thin with your brain.
Memory is stored throughout your body not just your brain.
Consider reading Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D. “The body keeps the score”
A book about how trauma/PTSD/CPTSD works in the human body
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