What is it? Is it really something transcendent, spiritual, and sacred? Or is it just another advanced biological function? Can love, and the mind itself, be considered separate from the body? What does romantic love consist of, like, can it truly exist without sexual attraction, in the case of Asexuals for example?
I've a strong background in Biology and Chemistry, and I'm currently just immersing myself in the study of psychology. As you can imagine, this kind of presses the beliefs of a spiritual person who always thinks of things as more than body function.
I know that emotions are the product of interactions between horomones, biological brain function, and the psychology of the person. I know that if certain centers of your brain are damaged, then your mind too will be damaged, like damage to the prefrontal cortex will impair judgment and even socially required inhibitions, making you essentially a different person. Autistic people, they feel everything we do, but are unable to express it as we recognize it. A person may fall head over heels for another person, and they honestly beleive it's love... till the horomones wear off and they couldn't care less about the person.
There's more I want to say, but I have awful thought articulation and expression, and I don't want to completely confuse readers.
What are your views?
I've a strong background in Biology and Chemistry, and I'm currently just immersing myself in the study of psychology. As you can imagine, this kind of presses the beliefs of a spiritual person who always thinks of things as more than body function.
I know that emotions are the product of interactions between horomones, biological brain function, and the psychology of the person. I know that if certain centers of your brain are damaged, then your mind too will be damaged, like damage to the prefrontal cortex will impair judgment and even socially required inhibitions, making you essentially a different person. Autistic people, they feel everything we do, but are unable to express it as we recognize it. A person may fall head over heels for another person, and they honestly beleive it's love... till the horomones wear off and they couldn't care less about the person.
There's more I want to say, but I have awful thought articulation and expression, and I don't want to completely confuse readers.
What are your views?