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Monthly Archives: September 2018

The head and the heart

I was asked the following question on Quora some time ago:

Why do people point/refer to their chest (heart) when they talk about the mind, when the head (brain) is the organ used for doing so?

Here’s my answer:

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Posted on September 12, 2018 by Yohan. Posted in psychology, Quora | Leave a comment

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