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Nostalgia actually makes you feel physically warmer.
A 2012 study found that participants induced to feel nostalgic reported significantly higher perceived ambient temperatures.
Nostalgia serves as a psychological resource to combat loneliness and cold, activating neural pathways associated with comfort. The brain uses these memories to simulate a sense of security when the environment feels harsh.
You are using the past to regulate your current physical comfort.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Zhou et al., 2012, Emotion
- What the check found
- The study 'Heartwarming memories: Nostalgia maintains physiological comfort' by Zhou et al. (2012) in the journal 'Emotion' confirms the reported findings.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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