恋人的照片能减轻疼痛

Photographs of loved ones have the power to dull pain, scientists have discovered.
科学家发现，恋人的照片魔力大，可以减轻疼痛。

Researchers found that an image of a romantic partner dulls activity in the pain-processing areas of the brain, to the same degree as narcotics such as cocaine.
研究者通过研究发现，爱人的照片可以减轻大脑疼痛处理区的活动，能起到和可卡因等麻醉剂一样的功效。

A study by Stanford University found direct evidence linking feelings of emotional attachment with the soothing of pain.
斯坦福大学的研究表明了情感依恋与缓和疼痛之间的直接联系。

The brains of lovestruck students were subjected to MRI scans as they focused on photographs of partners while varying levels of heat pain were applied to their skin.
参与实验的都是热恋中的学生们。研究者让他们的皮肤感受到不同程度的热疼痛，在这个过程中学生们盯着自己爱人的照片看，核磁共振扫描会反映出他们的大脑活动。

Neuroscientist Jarred Younger found, on average, pain was reduced by between 36 and 44 per cent, with intense discomfort eased by up to 13 per cent.
研究的组织者，神经系统科学家Jarred Younger发现，看着爱人的照片平均可以减轻36%到44%的疼痛感， 并可以缓解高达13%的强烈不适感。