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Thermal cameras show our noses cool when we are stressed

Rob Beschizza
Oct 13, 2025
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You might hide your bout of acute stress from human observers, but thermal imaging cameras won’t be fooled: our noses cool sharply when we’re under pressure, the result of our bodies altering blood flow to the face.

Scientists have discovered that the drop in temperature of a person’s nose can be used as a measure of stress levels, and to mo…

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