Humans may not always see eye-to-eye, and some may march to the beat of a different drummer, but when it comes to heart rates, we seem to have a strong tendency to synch up with each other.
When Hearts Beat as One
A large body of research has found that under a variety of conditions, human hearts tend to beat in synch.
By Avery Hurt
Feb 11, 2022 9:15 PMSep 22, 2022 7:30 PM
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