Feb. 14, 2006 — -- The power of hand-holding has long been enshrined in culture -- from The Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," to the 1970 film, "Love Story," to famous works of art. Now a ...

When people feel they are under threat, holding the hands of a loved one calms parts of the brain responsible for vigilance and emotional response. But the research also suggests something far ...

Holding the hand of a loved one in pain can synchronize breathing, heart rate and brain wave patterns. The more empathy a comforting partner feels for a partner in pain, the more their brainwaves fall ...

Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images 2020-12-07T21:52:10Z ... But the thing about hand-holding is that the person on the other end matters, ... Hand-holding has a calming effect on the brain.