Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The science of love

Can what we call 'love' simply be traced to a chemical reaction inside the brain? Watch the video and answer the questions:

1. What are the three distinct brain systems associated with love, according to Dr. Fisher?
2. What is Dr. Fisher's profession?
3. What procedure did Dr. Fisher and her colleagues perform on people who were 'madly in love?'
Fill in blanks:
4. Dopamine is a natural ___________________________.
5. Dopamine is sent to many different brain regions which creates all kinds of feelings associated with intense romantic love, such as (list at least six): _____________________________ _____________________________________________.
6. What is life's greatest prize, according to Dr. Fisher?
Fill in the blanks:
7. What are the physiological responses associated with romantic love? (list two) ____________________________________________________________________________________.
8. Dopamine and norepinephrine are chemically different by only ________________________.

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