Name: The Real Reason We Do Stupid Things For Love
Uploaded: 2023-01-15T01:08:37.000Z
Duration: 3 min 34 s
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Love, it's an incredible thing, but I noticed something about love.

Whenever we're in it, we tend to do or say some strange things. 

Like Triangle Bob trying to impress his vegetarian date by wearing a broccoli costume.

Broccoli Bob, we gotta work on that wardrobe.

Being in love can feel amazing, but with that good feeling can come a downside.

A lot of people say love can make you stupid.

Believe it or not, researchers have actually studied this.

In one experiment, they evaluated the cognitive control of volunteers who recently began a romantic relationship.

This study included 43 participants that were tasked with distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant information, which tested their ability to focus.

The degree of their love was determined through a questionnaire.

The researchers found that the more in love the volunteers were, the less focused they were, which means that their cognitive control was impaired.

The authors of the study theorized that this inability to focus is caused by the infatuation that takes place in the early stages of a relationship,

when people can't stop thinking about their new partner.

That's not much of a surprise, considering each stage of romantic love is associated with a surge of hormones.

These stages include: lust, which is driven by testosterone and estrogen; attraction, which is created by dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine; and attachment, which includes oxytocin and vasopressin.

They're all here at this party and we're feeling great.

Nice moves, Q-bot; Greeg, what... what are you doing?

Most of these hormones directly affect the brain and are responsible for the emotions involved in romantic love.

For instance, dopamine makes you feel giddy and euphoric, while oxytocin makes you feel cuddly.

But the impact on your brain doesn't stop there.

Studies have found that, in addition to activating the parts of your brain associated with those hormones,

love can deactivate other important areas of the brain, like the ones you need to make good judgements.

And researchers have found that when volunteers were shown a picture of their partner, MRI scans of their brains revealed that this portion of the brain shut down.

They also found deactivation in the amygdala, which regulates fear, and areas involved in negative emotions, including the frontal cortex, parietal cortex, and parts of the temporal lobe.

So, when you're in a relationship, you're basically a happy, fearless idiot, in a loving way, but that may be a good thing.

The authors of the study believe that by suspending rational judgment, people are more likely to get together and procreate, which is, ultimately, a win for the human species.

I don't know what Q-bot and the gumball machine are gonna make, but I just hope they're happy.

But, of course, this could make you miss some major red flags, so, don't ignore your close friends or family if they point out some concerns.

They may be able to help you see through those rose-colored glasses.

Triangle Bob, you can't just paint all the red flags white; that's not how this works.

Do you think it makes you do some strange things? 

Let me know in the comments section below or tell me, what should we talk about next?

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