Falling in love - Attraction
When you fall in love you may have many physical symptoms: loss of appetite, can't sleep, can't concentrate, palms sweat, butterflies in stomach...i bet everyone has experienced this feeling before..hehe. This is due to surging brain chemicals called monoamines:- DOPAMINE: it's commonly associated with the pleasure system of the brain, providing feelings of enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate us to do certain activities. It's released by naturally-rewarding experiences, such as sex or food. Some research studies show that when female rodents were injected dopamine in the presence of a male rodent, the female will pick him out of a crowd later.- PHENYLETHYLAMINE: It's a natural amphetamine like the known drug and can cause the same stimulation effects. It contributes to that on-top-of-the-world feeling that attraction can bring, and gives you the energy to stay up day and night with a new love.- SEROTONIN: it controls impulses, unruly passions, obsessive behavior, aiding the sense of "being in control".- NOREPINEPHRINE is another neurotransmitter which induces euphoria in your brain, exciting the body by giving it a booster dose of natural adrenaline. This causes the heart to beat faster and blood pressure to rise. That's why you can experience a pounding heart or sweaty palms when you see someone you're attracted to.
When you fall in love you may have many physical symptoms: loss of appetite, can't sleep, can't concentrate, palms sweat, butterflies in stomach...i bet everyone has experienced this feeling before..hehe. This is due to surging brain chemicals called monoamines:- DOPAMINE: it's commonly associated with the pleasure system of the brain, providing feelings of enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate us to do certain activities. It's released by naturally-rewarding experiences, such as sex or food. Some research studies show that when female rodents were injected dopamine in the presence of a male rodent, the female will pick him out of a crowd later.- PHENYLETHYLAMINE: It's a natural amphetamine like the known drug and can cause the same stimulation effects. It contributes to that on-top-of-the-world feeling that attraction can bring, and gives you the energy to stay up day and night with a new love.- SEROTONIN: it controls impulses, unruly passions, obsessive behavior, aiding the sense of "being in control".- NOREPINEPHRINE is another neurotransmitter which induces euphoria in your brain, exciting the body by giving it a booster dose of natural adrenaline. This causes the heart to beat faster and blood pressure to rise. That's why you can experience a pounding heart or sweaty palms when you see someone you're attracted to.
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