Interesting Psychology studies About Love

Psychology of love: Brain map of love, the role of kissing, is long distance love real, what kills a relationship and more…

As a matter of fact love has got a lot to do with everything.  If you are in love or been in love, you would know that love is one of the most rewarding, important, and sometimes confusing emotions that can be experienced as human beings.We know that love can be confusing, so let’s take a look at some psychological facts about love to help us understand the science, wonder, and truth that connects all aspects of love.

1.Brain map of love and desire

The first study to look at the neural difference between love and sexual desire finds remarkable overlaps and distinct differences.The results showed that some strikingly similar brain networks were activated by love and sexual desire.

The regions activated were those involved in emotion, motivation and higher level thoughts.This psychology of love suggests that sexual desire is more than just a basic emotion, but involves goal-directed motivation and the recruitment of more advanced thoughts.

Love is built on top of these circuits, with one key area of difference being in the striatum. This area of the brain is typically associated with the balance between higher- and lower-level functions.

Well this 2nd fact happens all the time with me..Literally 😉

2.Falling in love takes one-fifth of a second

..not even 1 second and its done.

It takes a fifth-of-a-second for the euphoria-inducing chemicals to start acting on the brain when you are looking at that special someone.

Brain imaging studies of love suggest that 12 different areas of the brain are involved.When looking or thinking about a loved one, these areas release a cocktail of neurotransmitters across the brain, including oxytocin, dopamine, vasopressin and adrenaline.

The brain gets a similar ‘hit’ from love as it does from a small dose of cocaine.

Hey there all the long distancers ..good news !good news !

3. Long distance relationships can work

Contrary to the received wisdom, long distance relationships can work, according to new research.

Two factors that help keep long distance relationships alive are that these couples:

• Tell each other more intimate information.
• Have a more idealised view of their partner.

As a result, those in long distance relationships often have similar levels of relationship satisfaction and stability as those who are geographically close to each other.

Never break somebody's heart they only have one .However bones are 206 ..just saying.😈

4. Heart Break is Real 

  Research has shown that intense or traumatic events, such as break ups, divorce, physical distance, or the loss of a loved one can contribute to real physical pain in a person’s heart.

  This is an actual condition known as the Broken Heart Syndrome.  Broken Heart Syndrome occurs when deep emotional triggers cause distress in the brain and significantly weaken a person’s heart, causing such symptoms as chest pain or shortness of breath. 

 This tends to affect women more than men, and can easily be misdiagnosed as a heart attack.

6.Four things that kill a relationship

John Gottman, a professor of psychology who specialises in marital stability is able to predict with 93.6 per cent accuracy whether a couple is going to divorce, according to a 1992 study.

He’s followed couples across decades in many psychological studies to see what kinds of behaviours predict whether they would stay together.

There are four things that kills relationships stone dead: repeated criticism, lots of expressions of contempt like sarcasm, being defensive and stonewalling, which is when communication almost completely shuts down.

 and about 7th fact.. honestly I always had this thought since i watched tarzen  ..,

7.Danger and love connection 

Research has shown that if a man meets a woman while in a dangerous situation, or if a woman meets a man in a dangerous situation, they are more likely to fall in love with each other than if they were to meet in a mundane setting.

  For instance, two people are more likely to fall in love with each other if they met while water rafting opposed to meeting in an office.