This Is Your Brain on Love
Chasing Life
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The Basic Brain Region That Is Linked With Addiction
As you get hugs from somebody, it drives up the attachment system. A good relationship also drives up indoor fins and is good for pain relief. But there is a flip scythe to those feel good chemicals. We found activity nthe basic brain region that is linked with addiction. So this basic brain region called the nucleus accumbence, becomes active when you are madly loved.
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