Sciencespeaking topic
Your body sweats to cool down when it's hot, but you also sweat when you're excited or afraid; the sweat on your palms runs on a separate system driven by emotion, not heat. For our ancestors, 'stress sweat' may have made gripping or fleeing easier. What danger are your sweaty palms before an exam preparing for?
— emotional sweating
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