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This is a transcript of a video that explores the nature of love from a scientific perspective. It argues that love is not a magical or eternal force, but a physical and chemical reaction that is influenced by various factors such as hormones, genes, smell, attractiveness, accessibility and culture. It also suggests that love is not something that exists outside of us, but inside our brains, and that we have the ability to create and shape our own ideas of love. It concludes that understanding the mechanism of love does not diminish its value or beauty, but rather enhances it.
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1. Dopamine is released in the brain when the promise of a reward is anticipated.
2. Dopamine is not responsible for the experience of pleasure, but only for its anticipation.
3. A study published in 2001 proved that dopamine is not responsible for the experience of pleasure.
4. Researchers from Syracuse University counted 12 chemical compounds producing a state of euphoria released in 12 areas of the brain at the same time.
5. The level of dopamine drops even more after the initial romantic period.
6. Oxytocin and vasopressin appear on the scene after the initial romantic period, bringing regularity to life, spiritual intimacy, and marital fidelity.
7. According to divorce statistics, oxytocin and vasopressin cope less often than after 1 year of marriage.
8. The secretion of substances that program the sensations of romantic love decreases after the initial romantic period.
9. Former lovers often scatter in search of new doses of romantic love.
10. The attractiveness of a partner is determined by smell, among other things.
11. The principle of accessibility plays an important role in determining the attractiveness of a partner.
12. Geographic distribution can limit the pool of potential partners.
13. Attractiveness criteria are based on a purely engineering approach to a partner as a means for producing offspring.
14. A girl with rounded buttocks and a guy with broad shoulders are more likely to be in the focus of attention due to their perceived health and promise as individuals.
15. The standards of beauty accepted in the cultural environment influence attractiveness criteria.
16. The romantic period typically lasts from 18 months to 3 years.
17. The most difficult period for a family is the period from 5 to 9 years of marriage, during which most divorces occur.
18. Divorce is the rule rather than the exception, with a 61% divorce rate relative to registered marriages in some countries.
19. The brain's reward system is activated in the same way as in obsessive-compulsive disorder when a person is deeply in love.
20. Love is a chemist of a physical reaction, and understanding its mechanism does not devalue it.
21. Emotions, including love, remain only in the head and are not objective phenomena.
22. People are born with the ability to love, and the contours of their love begin to appear through individual ideas about the beautiful, bright, and worthy.