When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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A poll has found that computer 'nerds' make the best lovers, with 82 percent of IT geeks claiming they put their partner's pleasure above their own.
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Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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