Words That Can galling

Pain caused by a word, no less than a sword. Demikian hasil penelitian Thus the results of research

". Surely you've heard the expression "tongue clean as a whistleThat is certainly not the Fisk from a sharp tongue, but the words spoken by someone. The research proves, that is so there.

. The scientists found that reading a series of words associated with the painful experience, can trigger a reaction of the brain that regulate pain or sore.

. Although no direct physical reactions, scientists suspect, listening to the words associated with pain and pain can make sense of it the more painful, because brain is already "prepared" to receive and process it.

For example, if a dentist to talk about "drill" teeth before he actually did it, the doctor has to make you uncomfortable.

Professor Thomas Weiss, who led the study said, "These findings indicate that the words themselves can turn our pain matrix."

"The results of the research we have shown that verbal stimuli has a meaning that is important, more than we ever would have thought all along."

The research team Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology of the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany, 16 volunteers to scan the brain using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) as they read lists of words that appear on a computer screen.

Some words - such as torture and cramps - is selected, because of related pain.

Meanwhile, in other words - like scary and disgusting - chosen because it causes a negative sense, although not directly related to pain.

The researchers also gave some other words that have positive or neutral meanings - such as caressing and hugging - as the controlling factor.

The results showed, words associated with pain trigger responses of the brain that process pain. Only by reading the rows of the list of words, the brain has been directly providing reactions to the things that give pain or suffering.

Profesor Weiss Professor Weiss, a psychologist, believes that the brain is quickly learning to connect words like "cramps" and "the pinch" with the sensation of pain.

In experiments conducted, the words were still trigger reactions in the central brain of pain, although the volunteers were given detractors to divert their attention.

Mary Richter, a member of the researchers, explained. First of all the patients, or those who studied were asked to imagine a situation associated with the given words. After that they were given some kind of diversion. The result, says Richter, "In both cases we see a clear activation of the pain matrix in the brain, by the words associated with pain."

According to scientists, it could be that the response is a survival instinct, in which humans learn to avoid pain later.

They believe his discovery may give influence on doctors, dentists and parents. Say to patients that an injection will not hurt, really only going to make the patient feel worse.

Likewise, if parents tell their children that the plaster off the wound was "not sick at all."

Similarly, telling people or patients describe the pain. Menurut peneliti, hal itu bisa membuat mereka semakin menderita. According to researchers, it could make them even more miserable.