Brain determines stable relationship

Brain activity in the initial phase of a Relationship can predict what will happen to it, how long it will last and if it will stable , after more than three years, according to a study published in the magazine Neuroscience Letters.

According to research from several universities both in the United States and China, through an MRI it is possible to identify the type of brain activity from the stage of the infatuation and throughout it Relationship , which helps to predict its stability and duration (after a minimum of 40 months).

According to specialists, different areas are activated in the brain depending on the moment of the relationship in which one is. At the beginning, in the stage of infatuation more intense, there is a greater activation of the brain areas of the reward and motivation , like the ventral tegmental area, in which there are large concentrations of dopamine .

Once that stage is overcome, there is also activity in areas such as the medial orbitofrontal cortex and the putamen, more related to social ties and substances such as oxytocin.

To obtain these results, they applied a series of magnetic resonance tests to two groups of women, who were in the first stage of the study. Relationship , for just over 40 months.

As part of a second stage, the women were again monitored and the scientists observed that the group that had broken their relationship before that period had shown in the initial phase a lower activation in the medial orbitofrontal cortex, the right cingulate and the core accumbens right, areas related to the infatuation in the long term and satisfaction with Relationship

In this way, the brain regions involved suggest that the reward functions of the forebrain may be predictive of the stability of the brain. Relationship , as well as regions that participate in social assessment, emotional regulation, and mood.


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