LOVE PRESENTATION

How your brain falls in love

KASBADJI LydiaMICHELIS NinonL3 Neuroscience, Group C-D

Brief introduction to neuroscience

Hormones involved in love

How your body reacts when you're in love

Sharing feelings is a therapy

Conclusion

oct. 2022

this is your brain

1 area = 1 function

Hormones involved in Love!

• Dopamine
• Oxytocin
• Serotonin
• Vasopressin

No matter what I do, I'm no good without youAnd I can't get enough Must be love on the brain- Rihanna

Oxytocin, "the love hormone"

1. key hormone: romantic and maternal attachment
2. decrease activation amygdala: fear & anger
3. realeased into the nucleus accumbens

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Dopamine: pleasure & motivation

sadness

Oxytocin: trust & attachment fear

Vasopressin: sexual arousal & attraction anxiety

Physical symptoms of Love

60%

Main reactions

Admit to having experienced these symptoms before

• Pupils dilate
• Belly ache
• Racing heartbeat
• Voice get higher
• Trouble sleeping
• Palms sweat

80%

Love, through your body

Love changes you, your body and your brain !!

Difficulty to focus

Racing heartbeat

Belly ache 🦋🦋

Shaking body due to stress

Shared feelings : A way to heal

Thank you for your patience. Do not forget to spread love around you <33

"love is the center of the universe"

- matshona dhliwayo

Ressources

1. https://sites.tufts.edu/emotiononthebrain/2014/12/08/the-neuroscience-of-love/
2. https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/how-love-changes-your-brain/
3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15990719/
4. https://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/12/health/your-body-on-love/index.html
5. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/well/mind/love-brain.html
6. https://www.healthline.com/health/what-part-of-the-brain-controls-emotions#love