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Why your nose could be the perfect window into your mental state

Last updated: September 26, 2025 6:57 am
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The intricate link between our physical and mental well-being continues to amaze researchers. Recent developments indicate that even the temperature of your nose could serve as a valuable indicator of mental health stressors, suggesting fresh avenues for diagnostics, as explained by Gillian Forrester.

By Gillian Forrester

New Scientist. Insightful science reporting and features covering technology, health, and environmental advancements.

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It’s widely acknowledged that stress significantly contributes to various health issues, spanning from mental conditions like anxiety and depression to physical ailments such as heart disease. Therefore, the quest for effective, non-invasive methods for stress assessment has become pivotal. Research suggests that nose temperature, especially at the tip, could be the key to unlocking this mystery.

Measuring stress has been a complex challenge for scientists, as it intertwines psychological perceptions with physical sensations. Various factors including genetics, social environment, and cultural influences exacerbate the individual responses to stress.

Traditionally, stress evaluation has involved two major approaches. The first method incorporates subjective questionnaires, often administered post-stress, lacking real-time insights and causing potential inaccuracies due to respondents’ limited self-awareness.

The second method focuses on physical markers such as heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory patterns which fluctuate under stress. Though seemingly objective, this method necessitates clinical settings and can provoke stress in individuals undergoing assessments, leading to skewed results.

Remarkably, technological advancements, such as thermal imaging, provide promising new capabilities. Originally used for identifying heat loss in structures, thermal cameras are now utilized in medical settings to observe atypical temperature variations linked to infections, inflammation, and even tumors. Current research is deploying thermal imaging to analyze facial temperature changes that correlate with stress levels.

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Stressed individuals experience altered blood circulation due to the nervous system’s response, which redirects blood flow to our sensory organs, detrimentally affecting the nose area and resulting in a noticeable decrease in temperature—termed the “nasal dip.” This phenomenon isn’t exclusive to humans; it’s noted in both children and non-human primates, indicating an evolutionary foundation for the stress response.

Utilizing thermal imaging alongside traditional assessment methods could revolutionize the approach to stress research. This technology enables continuous monitoring in natural settings without invasive procedures or distressing evaluations.

Looking ahead, non-invasive techniques could empower individuals to monitor their own nasal temperatures as a form of biofeedback, effectively enhancing self-awareness regarding stress management. This could prove invaluable for vulnerable populations, including infants and individuals unable to effectively articulate their feelings, and could assist in high-pressure environments like hospitals, trading floors, or zoo settings.

In essence, understanding our stress reactions could foster healthier management strategies. By visualizing stress, we can learn to navigate its impacts on our mental and physical states more effectively before, during, and after stressful situations. The landscape of stress research is getting an invigorating update.

Gillian Forrester is a professor of comparative cognition at the University of Sussex, UK. She will present insights at New Scientist Live on 18 October.

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