Getting burned, getting dumped feels the same (CNN)

Science has finally confirmed what anyone who's ever been in love already knows: Heartbreak really does hurt.

In a new study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have found that the same brain networks that are activated when you're burned by hot coffee also light up when you think about a lover who has spurned you.

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"What's exciting about these findings," he says, "is that they outline the direct way in which emotional experiences can be linked to the body."