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Science proves that love is blind

Article Abstract by: jullyapa    

Original Author: BBC news
This abstract was translated from Ciência prova que o amor é cego
Is there a small possibility of this old saying be true? Scientists prove that yes! Our thinking is controlled by the sentiment.
The study was done by the University College of London and is published in "Neuroimage." This study was to scanizar based on the brains of 20 young mothers while they saw photographs of their children. It was here that scientists came to the conclusion that the brain activity of the love of a parent to his child, was very similar to previously conducted studies on the effect in the brain, the love in couples. When the reward areas of the brain are stimulated (as happens with food), they produce states of euphoria, inhibiting the bad thoughts. Only one difference was detected between these two variants of love. According to Dr Andreas Bartels "Only romantic love triggered heightened activity in the hypothalamus." Therefore, only the love between a couple stimulates the hypothalamus, which controls the feelings of excitement.
Published: January 22, 2008
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