What goes through the mind of a lover?

When we fall in love we seem to forget the world and live only in terms of the other person.Suddenly, a powerful feeling takes hold of us and no longer want to be separated from the other . And until it is scientifically proven that when we fall in love "we lose the trial."

Can you measure love scientifically?

 

When We Talk About Love, it is important to keep in mind that science reformulated established concepts with new concepts, which may be related to the previous ones but not the same. This means that when we talk about love in neuroscience, we are not wanting to date reveal a hidden sense of what they felt Romeo and Juliet . What we are doing is addressing an issue of neurobiology we call "love".  Before modern chemistry, it was thought that the basic elements were earth, water, fire and air. The modern periodic table elements defined differently and we now know that, in this way, is more appropriate.Same with concepts like "memory", "care", "intelligence" and, precisely, "love." In everyday use, these terms have multiple meanings, so it is difficult to measure the science.What science can do, based on data and theory, is to replace these concepts with other well defined and that they can be measured. Love, from the point of view neuroscientist, is an experience that involves massive brain reward systems. This sentiment is closely related to the perpetuation of the species and, therefore, has a crucial biological function.Only in recent years, some research groups have attempted to study the neural correlates of human love. While the new technology provides very sharp images of what happens in our brain when we fall, we must be cautious in interpreting many of the results, as we only provide information of a relationship between a brain area and the state of infatuation.

How can we try to define love from neuroscience?

 

Love is one of the topics more elaborate artistic works. Great films, novels or poems are crossed by great loves. Similarly, love is a fundamental element in the mythic tradition or social history. And, of course,  is also an interesting challenge for neurobiology.

Based on research in social neuroscience, we can try to define love as a subjective mental state consisting of a combination of emotions, motivation (key in achieving goals and objectives) and complex cognitive functions. Today we know that love is more than a basic emotion, a sophisticated and complex mental process .

What effects and changes in the brain causes the state of love? What mechanisms are activated and why?

Love changes our brain and studies have shown that when people are deeply in love, have strong somatosensory manifestations: feel the love in your body, in your mind, are more motivated, are better able to focus their attention and report being happier. Studies of functional neuroimaging  (an investigative technique that measures brain activity) have shown that love activates brain reward systems (the same areas that are activated when people feel positive emotions when they are motivated and when they can expect a experience gratification) and disables the brain circuits responsible for negative emotions and social assessment. In other words: the frontal cortex, vital for the trial, when we fell off. Functional Neuroimaging shows that this deactivation only happens when someone shows you a picture of the person you are passionate and able to suspend any criticism or doubt .

The brain might behave this way by "high biological purposes", making playing more likely.If the trial is suspended until the most unlikely couples can join and play. Neuroimaging has shown, too, that a brain area important in regulating fear and regions involved in negative emotions off.  This could explain why we are very happy with the world without fear of what might go wrong-when we are madly in love. It was also noted that love is related to some specific activations in brain areas that mediate complex cognitive functions such as social cognition, body image and mental associations that are based on past experiences.

Is our brain far the love for a pair of maternal or fraternal?

 

Although maternal love and romantic love are clearly different, both activate similar brain areas involved in emotion, reward, motivation and cognition.  However, it was observed that a small region in the center of the brain, in the tegmentum, called PHG , is important and is more active for motherly love, as opposed to romantic love. This actually makes sense because this area PHG is specifically involved in the suppression of endogenous pain that people experience when they are deep and painful experiences, such as childbirth. addition, this area is important in the reward system. 

 

What percentage of influence does the brain when a person falls in love? Just choose affect the brain or other factors? Do you love with your heart?

 

Sounds romantic, but not true. The brain dictates all our mental activity: from unconscious processes, like breathing, even the most elaborate philosophical thoughts. 's heart, indeed, is the victim of emotions that originate in the brain . Social psychology studies have shown that the process of falling in love has to do with motivation: our past experiences are stored somewhere in our brain and, somehow, guide our behavior and decision making. Recent studies in neuroscience have found that certain cognitive brain areas, which play the role of storing this type of mental associations that are based on our past and our positive and negative experiences are activated quickly in love. It has also been observed in electrophysiological studies that these brain areas are activated in the blink of an eye,  in a fifth of a second, to see a stimulus related to the beloved. This means that the way in which we store our past experiences regarding the cognitive areas of the brain can have an influence on basic brain areas involved in emotion processing and visual basic. So, can guide our behavior and decision making.

 

Any word, from an evolutionary perspective on the reasons why we have developed the need to love people, couples, children, etc.?

There are many hypotheses about the role of love from an evolutionary framework. One prevailing hypothesis is that love has evolved as a result of interactions between the genetic basis of complex social connections and relationships between people and attachment.

 

One last thought ...

Brain studies and love form a social neuroscience is still in its infancy and there are many new areas to address. One would consider love as an ongoing process rather than as a stationary phase modulations and investigate individual differences along this continuum, between and within individuals, throughout life .

Similarly, these studies constitute a fascinating challenge to decipher the brain's involvement in the experience of love and, above all, to define what we mean by love. 

Apple l "We will not make low quality products"

The CEO of Apple Tim Cook responded to speculation about the possibility that the market a firm kick iPhone low cost: " We will not make low quality products. That is the only religion that we have. We must do something big, something bold, somewhat ambitious. something great for customers. And we sweat the details ." He added: " We do not design for a specific price, but no way to create a good product at a different price, we do . " Regarding future investments that Apple  is planning, the CEO said: " We studied the purchase of companies, but every time we examined some have not passed our tests ." Moreover, Cook revealed two interesting facts. The first is that, over the past three years, Apple bought a company every two months. And, secondly, the CEO said that the firm pays its apple developers totaling U.S. $ 8,000 million , a figure that shows a significant increase compared with October data2012 , when revealed an expense for this sector U.S. $ 6,500 million. 

Buffett stayed with Heinz for U.S. $ 28,000 M

The transaction will be financed in cash from Berkshire subsidiaries and 3G, in addition to the continuation of existing debt (5,000 million). thing that rises to  $ 28,000 Millone s the total amount of the merger. The buyers will pay $ 72.50 for each share of HJ Heinz, compared with a price of U.S. $ 60.48 at close of trading on Wednesday. "Heinz has a strong potential for sustainable growth based on high standards of quality, continuous innovation, excellent management and great tasting products, "said Buffett in a statement. Buffett has been looking for acquisitions since capital stock of Berkshire exceeded 45,000 million, and has already invested before in consumer products through acquisitions of securities in Coca-Cola. also helped finance the purchase of chewing gum maker Wm . Wrigley Jr. by Mars. HJ Heinz Company is a U.S. agribusiness also known simply as Heinz, famous for its slogan "57 varieties" of salsa. Produce sauces of all kinds among which the sauce 57, the famous ketchup, and also markets condiments, pasta, canned soups, salads, ready meals, juices (juices) and baby food. And until Thursday was owned by the family of Teresa Heinz, wife of the newly Secretary of State of the United States, John Kerry.

Tombs discovered 2,300 years ago in ancient Alexandria

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered several tombs dating from the Roman period (332 BC-395 AD) Qabari area in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, north of Cairo, said the Ministry of State for Antiquities. The ministry said in a statement that the suspect could have antiques in the area where it was intended to build a utility building , the experts of the department went to explore the area, where they located the graves. Burials have two levels and some parts are submerged in groundwater .Qabari is an important area for archeology because it housed the necropolis of Alexandria and many tombs have been discovered there. The new finding does not contain mummies, and skeletons, the statement said, adding that the graves were used to bury the citizens who held important positions.

The EU will increase checks to see if there are health risks in horse meat

The European Union (EU) adopted on Friday a series of stringent checks on beef and horse with two objectives: to ascertain the extent of the alleged fraud in the labeling of beef products processed and whether there are health risks in the horsemeat consumption. The move announced Wednesday the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, Tonio Borg, after a meeting with the seven countries that have been affected by the scandal of equine meat in burgers and beef labeled preparations: France, United Kingdom , Romania, Sweden, Luxembourg, Poland and Holland. Borg's announcement came a day before Thursday the government in Paris accused the French company Spanghero the scandal generated by the detection of horse meat in various dishes prepared were made ​​officially with beef. "Spanguero knew beef labeled as horse meat" or "at least there is a strong suspicion" , told reporters the French Minister of Consumer Affairs, Benoît Hamon, who explained that the firm had imported horse meat from Holland and, when he did, it was stated that it was of Romanian origin and that it was horse. Repeatedly, Brussels stressed that, at least so far, the scandal is only a problem of "mislabeling" behind which fraud could exist, but not a "health risk" because preliminary tests carried out not have identified health hazard in horse meat. However, the latest reports from London could turn around the situation, as the British Secretary of State for Agriculture, David Heath, revealed Thursday that horsemeat from the United Kingdom and contaminated with phenylbutazone, an anti-inflammatory potentially harmful to humans, could have entered the food chain in France. Consumer Community spokesman, Frederic Vincent said Thursday in a news conference that the Commission has known for years in some cases the presence of traces of the analgesic (known as "bute") in horse meat. "If it detects the presence of phenylbutazone in horsemeat in the food chain to be seen what additional measures can be taken, "he said. On the criticism that Brussels will not impose controls to detect the controversial anti-inflammatory in prepared foods, but only in the raw horsemeat, the spokesman said that "nothing prevents Member States to go beyond" and conduct these analyzes. recalled that the EU approve this Friday, through the Standing Committee on the Food Chain, Brussels recommendation to perform two sets of tests , which will take place from 1 to 30 March in all Member States. 2500 The first will include controls on beef used in processed foods such as lasagna or Bolognese sauces, and the second test will consist of 4000 that will take place in slaughterhouses, from horse carcasses. In Spain, there shall be a 200 tests in each case , sources Community. Brussels hopes to have the results of both controls on April 15. In the event that the findings so recommend, the test would last for two or three months. Although so far only seven countries have been directly affected by the scandal of horse meat, the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, whose country holds the EU presidency this semester, said at Wednesday's meeting that it is "a European problem that requires a European solution "

42 tons of horse meat

Precisely Ireland the country was first detected in DNA from horse burgers labeled beef. The scandal began horsemeat products in the UK earlier this month. Subsequently British food manufacturer Findus UK noted that some of their beef lasagne , provided by the French utility company, containing horse meat , which they later found out that it came from Romania. This past weekend it was revealed that horsemeat Romanian detected in ready meals Findus had been negotiated by merchants in Cyprus and the Netherlands before being acquired by a company in southern France and prepared by another in Luxembourg. As reported Thursday the French newspaper Le Parisien attaching invoices, the company bought an intermediary Spanghero Cypriot 42 tons of horse meat , which denied the company information. That intermediary Cypriot Draap Trading Company was led by a Dutch citizen, according to public broadcaster NOS, and was sentenced in the country to sell horse meat for beef by passing.

ASIA | South Korea The singer will appear on stamps Style Gangnam South Korea

The image of singer Psy author of the worldwide hit 'Gangnam Style', will appear in a new series of postage stamps to go on sale next week in South Korea, according to the producer of this artist. The stamps will arrive next Monday 18th at Seoul shops and other cities in South Korea, where Psy has become a national icon , to "commemorate the worldwide success of 'Gangnam Style'" said YG Entertainment. The series of six stamps , which cost 20,000 won (about 13.7 euros or about $ 18.3), is sold in a glass box containing three postcards showing art style "pop" to Psy while carrying out his famous "dancing horse". On the back is sealing the printed signature of the South Korean singer and a QR code that allows users to access the original video for 'Gangnam Style' to read with their smartphones, according to the producer. The South Korean singer Psy, until a few months ago completely unknown in the international arena, has made his music video 'Gangnam Style' in the most watched in the history of YouTube since being uploaded to this website last July. After going around the world through the network with its catchy and fun images, the video for broke in December Gangnam Style brandreproductions billion today and is now in more than 1,300 million. In video Korean rapper, 34, whose real name is Park Jae-sang, staged with humor and irony the classic story of men seeking women in the Gangnam district, one of the wealthiest of Seoul.

Cliffhanger in seven days

A double Everest without oxygen bottle so far on Tuesday February 26 to Tuesday, March 5, a return copera semifinal round and one in the Champions League. More than ever, even more difficult topic of Real Madrid is concentrated in seven days: to amend two of the first leg 1-1 in two fields tronío enemies, the Camp Nou and Old Trafford, almost nothing. His fondness fingers crossed, if looks gets vertigo.And if something was missing the double fell swoop ... garter Classic between (March 2) can not be more inconvenient, to stand up in front of your audience with the League absolutely lost. Mandates are unavoidable and the Champions Cup, where they check yes or yes to pass. Otherwise, the curtain will fall a season cursed, roulette and start rumors, again stoking the fire of continuity or not Mourinho, of those who leave and those who come for next year. Yesterday I asked. 'Afraid not follow if you have bad results in the second leg?' The Portuguese gave one of his trademark: "No idea, I do not care." Who else is concerned about your institution, you do not want to even think about the possibility of falling into that limbo with nothing to scratch in this past three months, an eternity. The week of truth for Mourinho group has its first stake on 26 February, with the return of Copa del Rey at Camp Nou. The 1-1 thanks to a goal from Varane still hopes the comeback against a club that presents his credential better place, full of play and the deterrent effect of Messi always. Barca team, now Roura, not speculate, never does, and take the weight, so that whites can run and have more space on the counter, in his specialty of stealing and exit. And the next match, another serving in Barca, but this time at the Bernabeu and League, a party deflated by the abysmal ranking advantage of Messi and company: today is 16 points. Surely, reserved for Barca Mourinho 'vs' R. Madrid less important in years to several of his pieces for climbing fudamentales next, because ... The last and most important work of 'Hercules' will be on March 5 with a visit to the Theatre of Dreams. And here are many variables in play, depending on whether the Real Madrid in Copa been traced or not. If not, the straw, the maximum risk of the year played in one letter must also raise another 1-1 from the first leg. Or the dream of the 'Tenth' prematurely fade into eighths, a 'vice' Mourinho banished in this era. "I do not think it will have much influence you play in Manchester because we are two great teams. In small teams qualifying may have influence, but not with two teams like this."Everything is open, it is hard to think that there will be goals, but we'll see if Ferguson again grabbed the shield behind which generated good result at the Bernabeu. It may be worth another try resistance exercise to settle the tie with more contragolpeo. In short, the Real Madrid agrees to two feats that are up to the most demanding of its history. Precedents had already crossed where one or two 'Rubicones' row. Mourinho sixth sense to manage the forces of its workforce, to return to get the competitive gene key men-low hours Benzema, Higuain, among others, as well as the pride and the true potential of these will depend on the fall or not in a vacuum.