Love in a Scientific Prospective

So you found a potential partner, a stimulus that activated the natural opioids in the brain that resulted craving and ecstasy.

They say that romance is processed in three areas in the brain. The first is the ventral tegmentum which is found in the transverse section of mid-brain at level of superior colliculi. It is said that it is the body’s central refinery for dopamine. One of the job of dopamine is that it regulates rewards. If you learned that you passed the board exam, it is the dopamine rush that is responsible for the delight that you feel.

The second area is the nucleus accumbens which is the collection of neurons within the forebrain that is thought to play an important role in addiction. Thrill signals that starts in the lower brain are processed in the nucleus accumbens via dopamine, serotonin and importantly oxytocin. It is said that oxytocin is the reason why lovers bind together. So increase amount of this could lengthen and strengthen the bond of a relationship.

The last ingredient for love potion is found in caudate nucleus. Located in either side of the head within the basal ganglia. It controls motor skills and responsible for brain’s learning and memory system. So this is where you learn to love a person and remember all the sweet moments that has happened, a reason to love a person more.

I can say that love can be due to these chemicals and brain function. But as i ponder on it, i just can’t help but smile because maybe the reason why God placed those stuff on our brain is that because He wants us to love and be loved.