Crazy in love: Chemistry behind falling in love

Read the scientific article on p.110.
-You can use the mind map and the word list that you've created at home.
-Answer the questions below.

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What's the frontal lobe of the brain, that's being de-activated when someone falls in love, responsible for?

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This de-activation might have a purpose. What's that purpose, according to Prof. Zeki?

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This teaches us something special about reproduction. Following Prof. Zeki's logic, what are the best types of lovers from a biological point of view?

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The article describes different emotions that people who are in love experience. Write down the adjectives that are used in the article. Look up the translation if necessary.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
giddy		feeling that everything is moving and that you are going to fall
unjudgemental		not containing or not using any logical thought
irrational		being silly
anxious		afraid of something
delusional		not showing any signs of fear
nervous		likely to change suddenly
unstable		not likely to show prejudice
jittery		eager to do something or waiting for something to happen
unafraid		showing signs of nervousness and having to move constantly
ridiculous		believing things that are not true

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Explain the subheading ‘Love is the drug’.

Indicate whether the levels of each hormone mentioned below rise or fall when you are in love.

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Dopamine levels rise / fall

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which leads to .....

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Adrenalin levels rise / fall

1

which leads to .....

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Serotonin levels

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, which leads to ....

The article mentions a few idioms. Try to derive their meaning from the context.

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to overstep the mark (from introductory paragraph)

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to take leave of your senses (from paragraph ‘The Brain in Love’)

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Crazy in love: Chemistry behind falling in love

What's the frontal lobe of the brain, that's being de-activated when someone falls in love, responsible for?

This de-activation might have a purpose. What's that purpose, according to Prof. Zeki?

This teaches us something special about reproduction. Following Prof. Zeki's logic, what are the best types of lovers from a biological point of view?

The article describes different emotions that people who are in love experience. Write down the adjectives that are used in the article. Look up the translation if necessary.

Explain the subheading ‘Love is the drug’.

Dopamine levels rise / fall

which leads to .....

Adrenalin levels rise / fall

which leads to .....

Serotonin levels

, which leads to ....

to overstep the mark (from introductory paragraph)

to take leave of your senses (from paragraph ‘The Brain in Love’)

to shed light on something (from paragraph ‘Out of Control Love’)

What's the frontal lobe of the brain, that's being de-activated when someone falls in love, responsible for?

This de-activation might have a purpose. What's that purpose, according to Prof. Zeki?

This teaches us something special about reproduction. Following Prof. Zeki's logic, what are the best types of lovers from a biological point of view?

The article describes different emotions that people who are in love experience. Write down the adjectives that are used in the article. Look up the translation if necessary.

Explain the subheading ‘Love is the drug’.

Dopamine levels rise / fall

which leads to .....

Adrenalin levels rise / fall

which leads to .....

Serotonin levels

, which leads to ....

to overstep the mark (from introductory paragraph)

to take leave of your senses (from paragraph ‘The Brain in Love’)

to shed light on something (from paragraph ‘Out of Control Love’)