When all decisions/emotions/attractions/thoughts etc. originate form the brain, why do people use “heart” in such contexts?
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Other than the mentioned heart rate and tightness in the chest its most likely an influence of ancient societies. Many of them thought of the heart as home of the soul and thus the center of emotion.
With this there comes a distinction of the heart as emotional decision-making in contrast to the brain as rational decisions-making.
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