Valentine’s Day is traditionally associated with the heart. For centuries poets, writers and lovers have been convinced that ...

You may have heard people say that the most important organ for love is the brain, not the heart. Research on the neuroscience of love has some interesting findings that might surprise you.

In the matters of the heart, the brain reigns supreme, it has been revealed. Larry Young, a psychologist who studies love at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, said that brain ...

Brain chemicals like the “love hormone” oxytocin ... is accountable for the elevated heart rate, sweating, and anxiety when you first fall in love. But vasopressin and oxytocin are the ...

Sparks, butterflies, fireworks, being in love is one of the best ... You may get sweaty palms, a racing heart, or a flushed face. Levels of another brain chemical called serotonin drop and that ...

Specific areas of the brain are activated when you fall in love, in particular the limbic ... and the physiological responses of a faster heart rate, butterflies in the stomach and increased ...