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The Brain in Love: New Study Discovers Why Love May Bowl Us Over

Love leaves a chemical imprint on the brain that is fueled by dopamine—even the thought of the one we love ignites the ‘feel good’ hormone.
The Brain in Love: New Study Discovers Why Love May Bowl Us Over
Scientists have shown in a new study that love actually leaves a 'mark' on the brain. Jacob Lund/Shutterstock
Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
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We all know how good it feels to be in love, and findings from a new study may be able to tell us why.

Neuroscientists from CU Boulder found that the brain produces more dopamine—the hormone that makes us feel desire and pleasure—when we crave or spend time with the one we love.

Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
Emma is an acupuncture physician and has written extensively about health for multiple publications over the past decade. She is now a health reporter for The Epoch Times, covering Eastern medicine, nutrition, trauma, and lifestyle medicine.
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