they tested to see if it exists. first they tested empathy.how? they showed 2 images with a number over them and a sign in the middle. the people, who were being tested, were asked to solve the maths equation and were provided with possible answers.
however. sometimes these images would be an emotion. anger, fear, sadness, grief...etc that was expressed through the caption of the faces of real people who were experiencing that particular emotion.
now people with empathy 90% of the time, answered the sum wrong when the image was of an emotion.
they ran the same experiment in jails and found that murderous, particularly serial killers, always answered right (most of the time) regardless the image.
this study was terminated... why? they were creating a program that could predetermine if you're a killer.
the other experiment did a study of married couples, engaged, in serious relationships, flings, divorces.
the looked at the parts of the brain activated when seeing a picture of their partner. they even went so far as to get a sample of their partners smell. they were also shown images of sexy individuals that are unknown to the subjects.
what was discovered is that love is real. that the parts of the brain were different for serious and sexual love. not only that but the hippocampus lit up, a part of the brain linked to feelings of pleasure/addiction when showing loved ones. where as for just sexual attraction only the frontal lob lit up, the part of the brain designated for thought and conversation.
shockingly though. they found the same part of the brain used to love, is the exact same used to hate. linking love and hate entirely.
there was another experiment but it seems to have slipped my mind for the moment.
it believe it had to do with the endorphins released during events like marriage, being linked with ecstasy, and the hormone of happiness.
however. sometimes these images would be an emotion. anger, fear, sadness, grief...etc that was expressed through the caption of the faces of real people who were experiencing that particular emotion.
now people with empathy 90% of the time, answered the sum wrong when the image was of an emotion.
they ran the same experiment in jails and found that murderous, particularly serial killers, always answered right (most of the time) regardless the image.
this study was terminated... why? they were creating a program that could predetermine if you're a killer.
the other experiment did a study of married couples, engaged, in serious relationships, flings, divorces.
the looked at the parts of the brain activated when seeing a picture of their partner. they even went so far as to get a sample of their partners smell. they were also shown images of sexy individuals that are unknown to the subjects.
what was discovered is that love is real. that the parts of the brain were different for serious and sexual love. not only that but the hippocampus lit up, a part of the brain linked to feelings of pleasure/addiction when showing loved ones. where as for just sexual attraction only the frontal lob lit up, the part of the brain designated for thought and conversation.
shockingly though. they found the same part of the brain used to love, is the exact same used to hate. linking love and hate entirely.
there was another experiment but it seems to have slipped my mind for the moment.
it believe it had to do with the endorphins released during events like marriage, being linked with ecstasy, and the hormone of happiness.