"They [brain and heart] talk like best friends via the common carotid artery, which sends blood from the heart to the brain at a running speed of three feet per second."
— Hill, Melissa
Author
Date
June 5, 2016
Metaphor
"They [brain and heart] talk like best friends via the common carotid artery, which sends blood from the heart to the brain at a running speed of three feet per second."
Metaphor in Context
As a student of neuroscience, I have learned that the most intimate relationship is the one between your head and heart. They talk like best friends via the common carotid artery, which sends blood from the heart to the brain at a running speed of three feet per second.
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Melissa Hill, "For a Broken Heart, Take Tylenol," The New York Times (June 5, 2016). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
06/06/2016
