Stories have captivated humans since the dawn of creation mdash functioning as a way to pass down knowledge long before written language existed We rsquo ve all known the delight of hearing or reading a story and being immediately engaged by such opening lines as ldquo once upon a time rdquo The power of a story appears to extend beyond merely enjoyment when we listen to a story together our heartbeats seem to synchronize Though our individual heartbeats vary over the course of a day and might only match another rsquo s coincidentally new research indicates our hearts may all
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