The amazing physiological changes that come with falling in love

Falling in love is a happy thing, but love can also cause many strange changes in people. The Popular Health Network recently analyzed some surprising facts about the process of falling in love.

Love makes people stupid

Researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands found that people in a romantic relationship have poorer attention and thinking abilities, and score lower in both text memory and numerical calculation. This is because people use a large part of their cognitive resources to think about their loved ones.

Love can be overstimulating

Neuroscientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine performed MRI scans of the brains of people in love and found that the same neural system associated with cocaine addiction became active in their brains, which mainly manifested as being easily overexcited, talkative, and like to sing.

Love can slow people down.

Researchers found that men in love will adjust their walking speed to match their partner's pace. This strange phenomenon does not occur when they are with the same sex.

Love can alleviate pain

Psychologists at Stony Brook University in New York have discovered that some of the same brain areas activated by intense feelings of love are the same areas where painkillers work. In fact, just holding your loved one's hands can have a pain-relieving effect.

Love can make people raise their voices

Women's voices become higher pitched when they speak to men they like. Research also suggests that people in love may sometimes try to imitate their partner's voice.

Love makes people's pupils dilate

The eyes are indeed the windows to the soul. Research has shown a correlation between pupil dilation and intense emotional states.

Love can change the speed of heartbeat

Studies have shown that the heart rate of people in love will gradually approach that of their partner until they are exactly the same.