Graphic reveals how emotions cause real physical symptoms    A study found that different emotions affect the body in different ways yet these effects are the same across cultures    Love is felt right down to the toes and happiness suffuses the whole body    Angry people are more aware of their head and arms - this could be because they are subconsciously preparing for a fight    Sadness leaves the limbs feeling weak and disgust is primarily felt in the throat and digestive systemIf you’ve ever felt a warm glow inside when in love or hot headed with anger, there may have been more to it than you thought.Scientists have suspected for a long time that emotions are connected to a range of physiological change and now a study has shown that emotional states are associated with specific sensations regardless of a person’s culture.The research visually shows that heartbroken people really do feel an ache in their chest, weak with sadness or feel happiness spreading over their entire body.The findings come from Finnish researchers who showed 700 volunteers films and read them stories designed to evoke particular emotions.The men and women were then given outlines of bodies and asked to colour in the parts they felt became more active or less active.The results were the same across cultures, with love ‘felt’ right down to people’s toes and happiness suffusing the whole body with feeling.Writing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers said that such physical feelings may underpin the way we experience emotions.The University of Turku researchers said: ‘Unravelling the subjective bodily sensations associated with human emotions may help us better understand mood disorders such as depression and anxiety.’However, Paul Zak, Chairman of the Centre for Neuroeconomics Studies at Claremont Graduate University in California, told Medical Xpress that the study does not shed extra light on how emotions work.He said the study does not show that people often feel a mixture of emotions and thinks activity in the body such as sweating and temperature would give a better indication between emotions and physiological changes.(Daily Mail)ANN.Az