Science of love

Nearly 400 years after William Shakespeare asked, « What is love?, » brain imaging studies are allowing scientists to give at least a partial answer. As our calendars get closer to Feb. 14, a day when passion is deeply associated with the heart, love will in fact be in the mind. A recent study shows love is a complex emotion triggered by 12 specific areas of the brain — the network of love.

You know how love feels, and the pain and pleasure that comes with it. But there is something called the science of love, that can help you understand it more.

Your chemical romance is real, folks. Hormones and emotional responses are specifically associated with your brain on love.

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The chemical formula for love. C8H11NO2+C10H12N2O+C43H66N12O12S2

At the start of any romantic relationship, male brains secrete higher levels of a chemical called phenylethylamine (PEA). Psychology facts quotes.

We busted some myths and learned that certain clichés about love turn out to be actually true.

There's a lot of pseudoscience out there, and it can spread easily and quickly online, not matter how dubious it is.