...Br-aaaaaa-in-ssss! Let's do a recap on why zombies love brains too much: 1. Brains contain memories, 2. Brains think of magnificent ideas and last but not the least, brains are tasty for it is the most mysterious body part! But what is "brain"? Brain is an organ of the body in the head that controls functions, movements, sensations, and thoughts. Yep, brains are absolutely like remote controls! It has 3 anatomical divisions: Forebrain that contains the cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus, Midbrain, which is a part of the brainstem and Hindbrain that contains the pons, medulla oblongata and cerebellum. Cerebrum, cerebellum and the brainstem are considered as the three main parts of the human brain. Cerebrum is the largest part which makes up 85% of the brain’s...
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...“Love” will be surely existent in our senses as the time get closer to Feb. 14, a day when passion is deeply associated with the heart. But my curiosity does not seem to be satisfied and it keeps me formulating various questions like; is it really true that the heart is the mastermind of love? What about the brain, is it also involved? Everybody hears the cliché when someone gets dumped; "My heart hurts". But does it actually hurt? And if it does, is it because they were in love? All reactions in the body start from the brain, right? Then the final question is; what should we use then in the name of love, our HEART or the BRAIN? The purpose of this article of mine is to put an end to this mystery and bring out the facts. I am assured that many young people like me are enthusiastically interested regarding this topic. Researching data of co notational definitions, BRAIN is the king of every living animal, and HEART is the genuine source of emotions. These two vital organs do really have a linking nexus. However, when it comes to love, it’s even more difficult to decipher what is really the actual function of these internal parts. So, can we say that brain is the starting point of love? And we feel the love through the heart, is that it? Let’s find out. According to an analysis by a Syracuse professor, it depends. That might be a very broad answer but based on her findings, she assimilated that you experience a similar sensation to one of using cocaine when you fall in love...
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...The adolescent brain is partly to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because having adolescent brains, they were more prone to making dangerous decisions. In her speech, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore says, “We know that adolescents have a tendency to take risks. They do. They take more risks than children or adults and they are particularly prone to taking risks when they’re with friends. There’s an important drive to become independent from one’s parents and to impress one’s friends in adolescence” (Document A). As described in the quote, the intense and often times irrational drive in Romeo and Juliet’s juvenile brains to take risks and to prove maturity inevitably led to their untimely passing. Additionally, Blakemore later says, “So what’s...
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...Name: Topic: Semesters: Class: Professor: Date: What is Love? The idea of love has been an everlastingly indefinable topic. It is a definition and meaning that philosophers, psychologists, and biologists have been seeking since the beginning of time. Wars have been fought over it, while friendships began and have ended because of this concept. However what exactly is love, and why is it important to define this mystery? Are we all slaves of our own minds centered around our physical reactions, or we do we fall in love in the philosophical term? Philosophers have been asking questions such as “why do we need to love” or “what love is” since the beginning of time. When I was younger my mother would read me fairy-tale bed time stories or tales about a Prince Charming rescuing a beautiful process, with the two of them riding off on a horse into the sunset, to live “happily ever after”. However the story always ended there, and the idea of a happily ever after life is never fully described. With the increased divorce rates, and the changing concept of marriage in today’s society, the importance of studying the idea of love, or a happily ever after cannot be ignored....
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...Crazy In Love In class we have discussed the topic of many different types of love, or the effects of love. In an article written by Tara Parker-Pope of the Wall Street Journal, Pope discusses the possibility of “love” running out in a long-term relationship. She also says, “Recent studies of brain scans show that being in love causes changes in the brain that are strikingly similar to serious health problems like drug addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder.” This is interesting because in class discussions, we have come to the conclusion that love is a feeling and emotion, which generally has a positive connotation but is different for everyone. As far as love running out in a long-term relationship, we discussed Eros and having a sense of desire when it comes to a relationship. These are two different views on the same topic, both of which make a good case. The article by Pope discusses a scientific study done where they took “15 subjects who were deeply in love but were nursing broken hearts.” When they showed them pictures of someone they knew but were unattached to, there was no effect on their brain. When pictures of the one they loved were shared, the “picture triggered the dopamine system in the brain.” This goes to show that love is actually a real thing. Therefore, I believe that Pope’s scientific approach to love, and Eros, are very similar. Eros is described as having a deep, passionate, and intense feeling towards someone. With the tested subjects,...
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...men and women to form stable families to bear and raise children”. This is a good point of view from him, but why does loving someone of the same sex not give the right to raise a family and be just as happy? Some might say its discrimination; some might say it is unfair to humanity. Is it fair to take away the pursuit of happiness because a couple of the same sex wants the same as a couple of the opposite sex? Marriage brings on many new roles for couples like buying and taking care of a home, buying a vehicle, joining bank account, picking medical and life insurance. These rights of marriage are stripped from same-sex couples, not giving the equal right to be with the person they love and care for and what to build a life together with. Love is love, why should it be based on who you are in love with? When looking a same-sex marriage, I wonder if a person is making the choice to be with someone of the same sex, or if it is all they know and...
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...It doesn’t always erase life; love. Mistakes. Heartbreaks. We don’t ask for what we receive, but sometimes we become better from it. We’ve never known what “love” really is, but we do know it makes are stomach ache and it makes us drop everything. So what is it that makes us feel that strong attachment to another? Is it a whimsical feeling that comes over us when we meet “the one?” Is it a naturally occurring chemical cocktail mixing together in our brains? Throughout this paper I will be sharing what I’ve found from exploring the topic of love. Hopefully by the end we will all have a better understanding of what love really is. After reading most of the articles I’ve collected about love I’ve noticed that they all refer to Sternberg’s triangular theory of love. This theory suggests that there are three components to love and a different combination of them make up different kinds of love. The three components are intimacy, passion, and commitment. Intimacy and passion make up what is called romantic love. Passion and Commitment make up fatuous love. Commitment and intimacy make up companionate love. If you combined all three components you get consummate love, which is what everyone wants their relationship to have. From a biology stand point; it is hypothesized that things such as hormonal changes, things that happen to you throughout your life, can change your brains chemistry. This can lead to someone being susceptible to stimulation from another person, which ultimately...
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...OUTLINE I. Intro A. A human being has two major organs, the heart and brain. B. People make the mistake of confusing lust with love. II. One day in our lives will come that we have to stop for a moment. A. If you happen to skip a heartbeat. B. If you feel like you are lost in desire. III. love is not easy to describe. IV. lust is more of a carnal desire, and it does not rely on any rules. A. Lust can be misread as love. B. Lust can be very selfish. V. Lust can be a water down version of love. VI. Conclusion A. Is it love, or is it lustful feelings? 06 Aug 2011 Page. 1 LOVE Vs. LUST A human being has two major organs, the heart and brain. They are both in conjunction with each other, but not together as for they are distinct individuals. A heart is driven by pure feelings, as for the brain is fueled by bare thoughts. Many people make the honest mistake of confusing lust with love, but I have found a way to differentiate one versus the other. One day in our lives will come that we have to stop for a moment, and make the decision if we are driven by our heart or our brain. On that day we will look on to the eyes of our partner and decide if we are in love or lust. If you happen to skip a heartbeat as you gaze tenderly upon his/her eyes, then you are probably in love. On the other hand, if you feel like you are lost in desire, and crave for his/her...
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...HUMAN SEXUALITY. WHY WE LOVE. ZAINAB BALOGUN DR. DEBRA LAINO In the book why we love, author Helen Fisher attempts to understand the idea behind the human romantic love by studying the mating behavior of animals. Thus, she firmly believes that romantic love is a phenomenon arising from ‘human nature’. Which shows itself in the different forms in the animal kingdom. The book begins by presenting the results of a scientific study in which Fisher scanned the brains of people who had just fallen madly in love. She proves, at last, what researchers had only suspected: that when you fall in love, primordial areas of the brain "light up" with increased blood flow, creating romantic passion. Fisher uses this new research to show exactly what you experience when you fall in love, why you choose one person rather than another, and how romantic love affects your...
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...| Introduction to Psychology | Essay on Emotions and Feelings | | Sinthujaah Nadarajah | 6/18/2012 | Professor Dana Williams 500387029 | Emotions are sometimes what help us get through life and other times it takes the better of us and influences decisions that change our life. I would say I’m one of the many people who are emotional in many situations however when it comes to love, emotions and feelings get the better of me. Pertaining a very caring and loving characteristic brings about happiness and joy however it can cause pain and discomfort as well. I am a very emotional person. Mainly when it comes down to love and anything to do with a significant other I give it my all and in the end be the one to get disappointed. I would say my emotions and my very loving characteristic attracts more friends and family in most situations but is taken advantage of romantically. Most of my friends would always tell me to be stronger and not let my caring side be too strong because many people today would take full use of it. I have failed to do so in many situations which are why my emotions and this characteristic leave me in trouble sometimes. However, it is safe to admit that society and the importance of having everything everyone else has, impacted my life. I have the tendency of believing most if not all the things my ex used to tell me which has now placed me in a dark and lonely place. Emotions and the reasons why they exist is explained through the, social...
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...willing mind to accept the things seemingly undesirable. Like a cavity, hate rots the human brain until there is nothing left but contempt, and “It is said that for every positive statement a child hears, he receives ten that are negative” (DeWitt, 2017, p. 2). These hateful thoughts and feelings, according to Jim Mohr (2009) of Gonzaga University,...
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...Kannon Manis English Comp II Tues/Thurs 11:00 May 9, 2012 Research Paper Imagine A World without Imagination Thesis: In the poem “Love Calls Us to the Things of This World”, Richard Wilbur illustrates the fact that life is nearly unbearable without the use of imagination. Essay Map: The bleak and depressive theme of this poem exposes the poet’s struggles with finding meaning in his own life, reflects the stability of an objective view of reality rather than a subjective view, and provides an excellent example of the tricks that the right brain is capable of playing on the mind as a whole. I. Wilbur’s Search for Meaning in Life Is Reflected by His Writings A. The poem is written in a style that is quite unusual compared to Wilbur’s other literary works. B. The only positive outlook on life is found while the speaker is still asleep. C. He uses such harsh words as “rape” and “gallows” to make a point about the brutality of everyday life. D. His mixed feelings about life itself are exposed by absurd juxtapositions like “bitter/love” and “thieves/nuns”. E. He is able to find meaning by embracing his imagination as a part of life, and living according to that reality. II. Achieving an Objective View of Reality is a Healthy Practice A. Objective reality, or objectivity, is defined by the World English Dictionary as a worldview existing independently of perception or an individual’s conceptions. B. An objective view of reality is...
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...essential question for it. What is love,exactly? What is hidden beneath love's surface? What does love create? How do you unlock more opportunities for it? For these essantial questions my answer would be different as other people because we are unieqe. This simple word defined at dictionary with different definations such as a profoundly tender,passionate affection for another person or it is a feeling of warm personal attachment , as for a parent,child , or friend or sexual passion and disere but Barbara Fredrickson doesn't think that these definations are different. She says proposing a general theory of love rather than how love might be specifically experienced within a domain. This is a bold and radical approach. Fredrickson believes that love, as defined by these moments of positivity resonance, is the same whether the moments occur between parent and child, friends, lovers, or total strangers. Without a doubt, Fredrickson believes these experiences are, in her words, “virtually identical." In my view firstly people wait to be discovered deeply in their heart and also love is a priceless diamond because a diomand has thousands of reflections and each reflection represents a meaning of love but firstly we have to find true love and this way has various processes.People love many times and they are different than each other.For me I loved first my father and mother because they grew up me without any expectations.This caused to love them and then while I was in kindergarden...
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...5-2011 Love: A Biological, Psychological and Philosophical Study Heather M. Chapman heather_chapman@my.uri.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/srhonorsprog Part of the Biology Commons, Philosophy Commons, and the Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Chapman, Heather M., "Love: A Biological, Psychological and Philosophical Study" (2011). Senior Honors Projects. Paper 254. http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/srhonorsprog/254 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Honors Program at the University of Rhode Island at DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Senior Honors Projects by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@etal.uri.edu. 1 Running head: LOVE Love: A biological, psychological and philosophical study. Heather Chapman University of Rhode Island 2 LOVE Dedication This paper is dedicated to the love of my life Jason Matthew Nye October 4,1973 - January 26, 2011 3 LOVE Abstract The concept of love has been an eternally elusive subject. It is a definition and meaning that philosophers, psychologists, and biologists have been seeking since the beginning of time. Wars have been waged and fought over it, while friendships have been initiated and have ended because of this idea. But what exactly is love, and why is it important to define this enigma? In order to help define this idea of love, several...
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...A Look Inside the Brain-Housing Area Amanda Marie Cervantes Philosophy100 Seungbae Park, Ph.D. 18 September 2010 The human mind is quite a mysterious machine. While we can break down and examine every detail and trait of the human brain, we cannot dissect the human mind. We can only observe its distinctive traits and behaviors. Brain states and mental states go hand in hand but do not equal each other. If they were identical, there would not be the case of whether they relate, but more so of how the relationship between the two works. Brain states and mental states have different characteristics than one another. The mind resides inside of the brain, but it is not the actual brain itself. The only way to prove that the brain and the mind are one, would be to perform a successful lobotomy to test whether or not the receiving person would assimilate the previous owner’s mind, memories and traits and characteristics. If this were if at all possible, the receiving person would no longer have their original mind or memory of being their original self or anyone else for that matter. Brain state regulates and controls the body’s activities, receiving and decoding sensory impulses and communicating information to the muscles and body organs. The brain employs the ability to live and function. It is but an involuntary organ within the body, the nucleus, which controls all of the vital organs automatically by default. We cannot will the brain to keep the heart pumping...
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