A group of scientists from Canada has decided to explore the possibility of transmitting stress between people. As part of an experiment conducted at the Calgary University, volunteers were divided into pairs of representatives of different articles to study the influence of negative emotions on their interactions.
One of the participants of each couple was allowed stressful situations, after which he was returned to his partner in the experiment. Scientists monitored the activity of specific neural networks that are responsible for response to stress, revealing how the brain responds to negative circumstances.
The results of the study confirmed that the brain of both participants responds to stress in a similar way. Scientists believe that this is possible because of special chemical signals that a person can catch nearby, which is reflected in the appearance of alarm. With these conclusions, scientists confirmed the possibility of "infection" with stress from one individual to another.
