Where exactly in your body is "心"?


Where in your body is [心]{こころ} located?

When people refer to [心]{こころ} do they refer to their heart or brain? I assume
heart as the literal translation, but I've heard both so was wondering what
the answer is.

For example, there is the expression `[心]{こころ}に[浮]{う}かぶ` which seems to me
like it would be referring to your brain rather than your heart, is there a
distinction between this usage and other usages?

**CLARIFICATION**

I realize the [心]{しん} can refer to your heart, as in [心臓]{しんぞう}. However, my
question is about the word こころ not しん.




There are two meanings. As a body part, it means the heart. In the other
meaning, it means the mind.

**Edit to match the edited question**

こころ "mind" is an abstract notion. By now, people believe that the location of
the mind is the brain. However, that is not included in the meaning of こころ.
Within the (not necessarily correct) world where this definition belongs to,
there is no real object that corresponds to こころ. It has no location.




It seems like the actual location of 心 is not really clear. But there are a
few places where most people thought.

Based on [Wikipedia](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BF%83), the Chinese
thought it was located in 心臓、腹部、or 胸部.

Possibly it might be similar to asking "where is your spirit in your body?".
That's a hard to answer question and has brought forth a multitude of study,
so I'd guess 心 would as well.

I wonder if 「心に浮かぶ」 would be referring to your "mind" more so than "brain".

