Girl of Never (Chat MD Series #4)

Day 38.2

TCWDM : Info taken (and double-checked) from bustle.com, time.com, sciencedaily.com, psychologytoday.com, medicaldaily.com. Or search the biology or the science of falling in love. ^__^

(Jia's journal)

The biology of falling in love

Working hypothesis :
In love.

Tests :
IF in love, dopaminergic subcortical system in the brain lit up while looking at that person's photo.

IF in love... attraction increased the blood flow to the brain's pleasure center. Adrenaline and norepinephrine hormones are released into the body. Adrenaline and norepinephrine are responsible for that one-track attention, fixation, and craving to the object of affection.

Note : SVT-like crazy heartbeats and shortness of breath are caused by these.

IF in love, "butterflies in the stomach" or oxytocin and cortisol are released.

IF in love, amygdala and frontal and prefrontal cortecies (areas of the brain responsible for critical thinking) weakens. Thus, the foolishness.

Haha! Thus, this nonsense of a note?

IF in love, pupils dilate while looking eye to eye. Caused by the stimulation of sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system.

IF in love, all the stress and confusion of the hormones are normalized by kissing the object of interest. Triggers feel-good endorphins and dopamine.

Note : MRI scan. Catecholamine blood test (for dopamine and norepinephrine levels). Steal a photo. AND... good grief!