http://fractalwoman.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] fractalwoman.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] vicarz 2008-05-21 02:44 am (UTC)

or neuropsychology

(voiding appropriate use of punctuation and grammar at this time)

the basic theory that has been found so far is based on neurochemicals in your brain. i read an article on this about three months ago. while statistical analysis can show the behavior, the neurochemistry, cultural mechanisms, and pheromones will explain why people really fall in love.

Pheromones, norepinephrine, and dopamine are the chemicals involved. Pulling from the article below:

"Two related brain peptides, vasopressin and oxytocin, have been shown to be involved in both the permanent or long-term social bonding that underlies mating," Kristal says. "The neurotransmitter dopamine, in a part of the brain called the VTA, is certainly involved in the rewarding properties of love and sex."

For back up reading, check here
The following seems pretty good but I do not have time to verify:
try here or here

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