Brain scans reveal falling in love floods the brain with dopamine, quiets critical judgment, and later shifts to ...

Our brain goes on an incredible biological journey when Cupid's arrow strikes. A flood of chemical changes occur, from dopamine surges to chemicals that shut down the perception of anger, fear and ...

Your heart pounds, thoughts obsess over one person, and rational thinking flies out the window. Love doesn’t just feel like a drug – your brain literally processes it like one. Understanding this ...

New research from Karolinska Institutet and Columbia University shows that the heart has a mini-brain - its own nervous system that controls the heartbeat. A better understanding of this system, which ...

With Valentine’s Day approaching, Dr Jane Wilcock explores the medical perspective of love, long associated in literature and language with the heart as the seat of emotion ...

You know when they say, ‘head over heels’ in love? Turns out, that’s exactly it, says Dr E S Krishnamoorthy. “Everyone thinks ...

As we celebrate love on Valentine's Day, it's clear that love is not just an emotion—it's a biological and evolutionary necessity. The brain releases neurochemicals, the heart regulates emotions, and ...

February is famous for Valentine’s Day; the heart symbolizes love. When we are in love, we do not always use our brains to their full capacity (remember the old saying that “love is blind”). Also, in ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M ...