The Science of Falling in Love
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Beyond love songs, romantic poems, passionate novels, and sappy movies, love is the result of complex processes in the body. Here is a breakdown of falling in love’s biology and the way humans experience romance with each other.
Falling in Love Hot Spots
Erogenous zones are part of the body that are particularly responsive to stimulation, resulting often in sexual excitement.
These are popular hot spots on men and women
Falling in Love Step by Step
- The hypothalamus releases dopamine into the body, causing feelings of excitement.
- As dopamine levels increase, serotonin levels decrease.
Serotonin is responsible for a person’s mood and appetite, among other things.
The lower levels of serotonin are similar to levels found in people with obsessive-compulsive disorders.
This may result in feelings of obsession or infatuation.
3. Along with dopamine, the body also produces a substance called nerve growth factor (NGF).
- NGF is more prevalent in people who are newly in love.
- People who are not in love or are in long term relationships have lower levels of NGR than recent lovers.
- The amount of NGF in the body directly relates to the intensity of romantic feelings.
4. Oxytocin and vasopressin are responsible for feelings of connection and commitment.
- The hypothalamus produces these 2 hormones.
- They are then stored in the pituitary gland which secrets hormones into the body.
- In times of extreme passion -such as during orgasm- these hormones enter the bloodstream.
- The presence of the 2 chemicals is often attributed in part of the success of long terms relationships.
5. These hormones affect different parts of the brain. Because of these sections’ nearness, certain responses occur:
Activity increases in the romantic core of the brain.
The amygdala deactivates.
A person standards for judging others grow blurry.
The person falling in love feels less stress and fear.
The result is an overall feeling of unity between people falling in love.
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