Today I read on NYTimes.com that researchers have found physiological changes that occur in the brains of people who are in love, and specifically in that stage of love that is new and causes you to act crazy. The study shows, they say, that love actually can make you act differently than you usually would, and that we lovers of the world can now officially shirk blame for acting anxious, euphoric, nervous, hyper, distracted, even outright nuts-placing the blame on love instead.
Just like phermones gave us an excuse to go crazy over someone we've just met, this study lets love=crazy behavior. The study also points out how, when this sort of love suddenly ends, the brain goes through withdrawal and-again-makes you act nuts.
As the article closes, I read this:
"In a separate, continuing experiment, the researchers are analyzing brain images from people who have been rejected by their lovers."
How exactly do you find people in the throws of rejection-induced-insanity? Picture the scene below at your local bar, coffeeshop or park:
Researcher (R): Are you ok?
Forlorn Person (FP): My girl/boy friend just dumped me.
(R):Do you want to talk about it?
(FP):Thanks that would be great.
(R): No problem, just let me hook up these electrodes....
1 comment:
We totally did an article about this for my reading program. Those below-level readers are way smarter than the NYTimes! ;)
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