The Science of Love

It turns out the brain in love looks strikingly similar to one on drugs like cocaine! Find out what drives love, and why we simply love being in love.

Written and created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz).

Mitchell Moffit

Gregory Brown

Further Reading --

Brain in Love

Books:
1) The Brain That Changes Itself - Norman Doidge
2) Memoirs of an Addicted Brain - Marc Lewis

[heyitsreality]

"The truth is, Science still knows very little about exactly why or how love works. And yet somehow we all seem to know it when we feel it."

What a beautiful quote this is.

[queenofsalt]

Since love is caused by the chemicals dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine and oxytocin you could say every time you fall in love it could be the beginning of

Chemical romance

I'm sorry I couldn't help it

[qsqua]

Moral of the video: If you do not find love, get cocaine.

[bluemagic]

when your crush has a crush on you its called...
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imagination!!!

[carlacadena]

Do a video about the science of jealousy, please!

[SuperFromND]

I got some science for you.
Percentage of me ever getting loved by anyone: 0%

[acupoftaeandacubeofsugasil]

Stickman: Have my baby.
Stick woman: ok?

[whoDoesSimply]

I remember my first kiss...

Guys, if internet explorer has the guts to ask you to be its default browser, you can ask that girl out on a date. Do not be beaten by an inferior browser.

#ChromeForLife

EDIT AS OF 3/15/15:
-The bitch cheated on me. Relationships are options, bros. :D (Y)

[ssmith]

I can't watch this, it's making me too depressed.

[Liliann]

Been with my first love and high school sweetheart turned husband for so many years and I can still remember the feelings we had about each other, it was indescribable magic

[jaredlow]

Pretty sure during the video u guys were thinking about ur special one

[likeiscream]

So if I'm not in love I can replace it with cocaine?

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

Love is cocaine? Finally an excuse for buying an 8 ball instead of chocolates and flowers for Valentine's Day!

[rhiannon]

Watched this video for the first time while falling in love, I thought it was sweet at the ending and actually teared up, as you can imagine things aren't the same as they were, and the feelings I have towards this video are different, science is weird.

[irelandf]

When you love someone but your not loved back.💔

[davidchuong]

For whoever says love is bad because it's addictive, stop breathing since air is addictive.

[beyonrandu]

Love too is an acronym, it stands for Level Of ViolencE

[admmw]

Lesson of the day: do cocaine while you study!

[dorothychai]

Someone I like... He... *sigh* let's put it in an easier way: NOTICE ME SENPAI

[natasharadmall]

I want to know the science of why we dislike ourselves sometimes.