Hayley Hasselhoff puts on a busty display in a skintight satin gown as she attends Agent Provocateur party Sofia Richie, 24, shares bikini-clad snaps with lookalike mother Diane Alexander, 56, as she kicks off wedding celebrations in the South of France He added: 'What is clear is that swearing triggers not only an emotional response, but a physical one too, which may explain why the centuries-old practice of cursing developed and still persists today.' 'It taps into emotional brain centres and appears to arise in the right brain, whereas most language production occurs in the left cerebral hemisphere of the brain.' Speaking at the time, Dr Stephens said: 'Swearing has been around for centuries and is an almost universal human linguistic phenomenon. The scientists found that participants could hold their hand in the cold water for longer when repeating the swear word. The team, led by psychologist Dr Richard Stephens, looked at the pain response of 64 student volunteers.Įach participant had to place their hand in ice cold water for as long as possible, first while repeating a swear word of their choice and later while repeating a more commonplace word such as table. Her comments are based on a 2009 study by scientists at Keele University, who found that swearing can produce 'short-term pain relief'. However, the most prolific swearers can become immune to the words' pain-healing properties, Dr Taylor warned. 'This then leads to a surge in adrenaline, a natural form of pain relief,' Dr Taylor added.
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