Are you heartbroken? Scientists have found an unusual solution

The end of a relationship is extremely difficult, but also… a common scenario. This would explain why so many love songs are about cases in which… However, the couple will not live happily ever after together. However, there is something that can sweeten the time of recovering from this trauma – and no, it’s not ice cream, watching Bridget Jones’s Diary, or alcohol.

Through the brain to the heart

A study on this topic was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. A famous saying goes that The way to the heart is through the stomach. However, it turns out that the direction is wrong. The solution may be the appropriate use of a special one equipment for transcranial direct current stimulation. However, having a specific goal in our brain is important.

The study involved 36 volunteers with love trauma syndrome. They were divided into three groups, each of which carried transcranial direct current stimulation devices for 20 minutes, twice daily for five days – describes the entire process in The Guardian. The difference, however, was this two of these groups had the current directed to specific places in our heads. Specifically, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex. Both areas are involved in the process of regulating emotions. And although stimulation of the first brain region turned out to be more effective, in both cases, a significant reduction in the symptoms of love trauma syndrome was observed.

However, scientists from Zanjan University in Iran and Bielefeld University in Germany, who are responsible for this study, believe that Another trial on a larger group of subjects is now necessary to confirm these results. The team also does not rule out other treatment methods, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy. However, as scientists point out, their the solution can be a complement but also an alternative to already proven solutions, if they do not bring the intended results.