WHAT is your conception of love? It’s a question that has inspired everyone from Shakespeare to Sinatra and now scientists believe they have found the answer—and it is not in your head, it is in your heart! According to their research, Dr. Andreas Barlets and Professor Semir Zaki say new insights that could solve some of the mysteries surrounding love has been revealed.

For example, is the love between parent and child the same as the emotion felt by lovers? And, are the kinds of love we feel for friends, parents or pets actually separate, different emotions or are they all a single feeling in various forms?

“Science say that the reason we fall in love is simple—love brings men and women together so that we can mate, pass on genetic material and ensure that the human race survives,” says part of the reports. “The love we feel for children is there to make sure that they too, live to grow up and pass on their genes in turn. But the human brain is complex and exactly how love helps us along the road to mating has never been revealed. Until now.”

Neuroscientist Dr. Barlets and Prof. Zaki at the University College, London, measured brain activity in 22 mothers who viewed pictures of their own children, then other children they know. They also show the mums’ pictures of their partners, a best friend, and an adult acquaintance. The two scientists found love of overlap between the brain areas activated during feelings of romantic love for a partner and those involved in maternal love of their own children. These brain cells are the same ones we use when we are doing something pleasant—eating and drinking for example.
“But certain parts of the brain seem actually to shut down when we love someone,” continues the report. “The prefrontal cortex, which helps us make judgments about other people, switches off when we’re in love. And, when we think about our children, areas that deal with negative emotions such as fear and aggression are deactivated. That could explain one of the great mysteries of life.

Why we don’t notice obvious faults in our partners and kids, love, it seems really is blind. “The research also shows why it takes so long to see flaws in people we idolise, and why we can end up choosing the wrong person to commit to. But when our love cools, our brains wake up to reality again—and we find ourselves looking at those we once loved with different eyes.

Additional experiments have shown that love can affect us in different ways, depending on whom we feel affection for. “When we look at our husbands or partners, we activate a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, which in turn pushes out chemicals to arouse us sexually,” continues the report. “But the hypothalamus doesn’t respond when we look at our children.

Love for our kids seems to be connected to the part of the brain that helps us to recognise faces. Children and babies change so quickly that our face recognition machinery has to keep updating itself. But this area isn’t very active when we think about our partners. So, perhaps, nature intended us to stay with the same person for our whole lives.


“Communication forms a big part of love. And, in order to communicate well, we have to develop insight into what’s going on in other people’s mind so that we don’t offend them and can please them. It should, therefore, come as no surprise to discover that areas of the brain that help us pick up on the signals others give out are active in romantic love.

It seems that part of the reward of being in love comes from understanding that someone also loves you. But once again, these areas aren’t so important in parental love. So, knowing that our children don’t feel about us the same way we feel about them doesn’t stop us loving them.”

Thanks to these two experts, we now know that when we fall in love, our brains numb down and rule our hearts. That’s why we rush into sex and produce children we also love, no matter what. And, although this may sound a very unscientific way of doing things, it is worked so far.

Estharfabian:

Not just blind... stüpid, dumb, ludicrous and yeah... maybe beautiful.

lahit14:

Lol, I suppose ur right, who cares about the rest, I'll just stick to beautiful.

Your loss...

Estharfabian:

Your loss...

ILuvGummyBearz:
Love Is A Lie
Those who profess it are confused humanoids

Splinz:


This comment reeks of lies & fiction.

its the truth and u better mind in the New Year
Happy new year

ILuvGummyBearz:
its the truth and u better mind in the New Year
Happy new year

Alondra:
The heart falls in love, The brain stand in love only when the two agree will you stay in love.

Splinz:


What truth? The day love cease to exist is the day we all perish.

Happy New Year!

I agree. If not for the love of The Heavenly Father. But its his love alone
. Human love can kill a person

ILuvGummyBearz:
I agree. If not for the love of The Heavenly Father. But its his love alone
. Human love can kill a person

Splinz:


Good. Since your Father in heaven is the author of love and you, His daughter. So then, you're also capable of loving others. In fact, you can love too!

Love can't hurt even a fly. So when your love only brings pains & sorrows, then something is wrong with your own love.

ILuvGummyBearz:
Correct .but 2 give Agape (God's) love u have 2 act on 1 Corinthians13:4


And we dont always do that

most times when a humanoid loves they "love" with their own "love" or are just having romantic feelings

Splinz:


Thank you for that beautiful verse on love.

Agree, worldly love differs from the heavenly one. The former is all about the 'get way' while the latter, the 'give way'.

Don't you think you can love like your Father in heaven? Remember, He expects you to tow His line. You can be the love you wonna see in others!

of course i can. But i want it back. U dont always get that but the counterfeit.
.....as i said before. Love Is A LIE

ILuvGummyBearz:
of course i can. But i want it back. U dont always get that but the counterfeit.
.....as i said before. Love Is A LIE

Splinz:


Haha... No naa... Stop confusing love with infatuation.

You can't possibly expects love from everyone you've shown love, that's impossible! Even God is yet to get it.

But of course, you should be contented with your hubby's love and that of family.

infatuation? No ,Im not confusing the 2 . I know the difference

Thats the thing?? Has yer guy truly shown u love? Has yer family agape loved u?
Yer friends? U care for each other like in 1 Corinthians ??


if its not that Agape love,i dont want it,ABEG

ILuvGummyBearz:
infatuation? No ,Im not confusing the 2 . I know the difference

Thats the thing?? Has yer guy truly shown u love? Has yer family agape loved u?
Yer friends? U care for each other like in 1 Corinthians ??


if its not that Agape love,i dont want it,ABEG

Splinz:


Mbok, do come go heaven.

ILuvGummyBearz:

Splinz:


Eh naa... Your own love don too much jare. It's not possible just yet.

I still think loving your hubby as much as he do should be enough for you. And mind you, there're people that actually lives 1 Cor. 13:4-7.

so u see?? Love is no good

ILuvGummyBearz:
so u see?? Love is no good