Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2018/Dopamine and love

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 07:25, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Ted talk video
Hello,

You have such an inherently interesting topic, great choice! This ted talk peaked my interest recently and it relates to your topic.

https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_studies_the_brain_in_love#t-244873

Helen Fisher explains how people in love show high activity in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). Researchers found particular activity in the A10 cells of the VTA, which are cells that make dopamine and "spray it" to many other brain regions. She explains that the VTA is part of the brains reward system, way below your cognitive thinking process, below emotions, and it is part of the reptilian brain associated with wanting, motivation, focus and craving. She also explains how she has always wondered why people fall in love with one person rather than another, and with the data of her study which she is currently undertaking, she predicts that the reasons are largely biological.

I hope this helped a little! Good luck!

--Ju3141393 (discuss • contribs) 11:37, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Social Contribution
Hi there! i am enjoying this topic alot and you have a lot of great ideas! i think it would be really intersting to have a small focus on different types of love such as familial and romantic to see if that activates different brain areas! just an idea though and really interested in your content and the way you have written your chapter! Joog 17 (discuss • contribs) 1:30, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 23:40, 12 November 2018 (UTC)