How We Love
How We're Wired
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The Effects of Serotonin on Love
We think serotonin underpins the obsessive element of love, because you do have to be vaguely obsessed with the person that you want to be in a relationship with. We also see the signal moving in the brain from the sub-cortical area and nucleus accumbens into the outer area of the brain. So we start to see this developing pan as lost in a way, moves towards love. And ultimately in the months that come, what will happen actually is a new neurochemical coming to the mix, and that's beta endorphin. It might be surprising to hear that you can get the same joy out of being in love but also just having that spicy meal on Friday night.
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