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We all know that (unrequited) love can cause pain. Well, there’s new research that intense feelings of love can actually alleviate pain. Dr. Sean Mackey and his colleagues (Stanford University) published results found by scanning (fMRI) the brains of 15 college students, all of whom professed to being deeply in love. (It should be further noted that there were almost equal populations of men and women and each of the subjects were in the initial phases of love (intense, romantic love))
The fifteen (15) subjects were requested to complete three different tasks while subjected to moderate and high pain, developed by holding a thermal probe in the palms of their hands. The three tasks were (1) view photographs of their romantic partner, (2) view photographs of an attractive acquaintance, and (3) a distraction task (word-association) that had been found to alleviate pain in subjects.
When the subjects observed their romantic partner, there was a 44% reduction in moderate pain and a 12% reduction in severe pain, when the results were compared to observing an acquaintance. The distraction task reduced the moderate pain- but to a lesser degree than the observation of the romantic partner (36%). There was no change for the severe pain reduction (12.9%). The brain pathways were distinctly different, however.
When observing the romantic partner, the analgesic effect was centered about the brain reward centers. When involved with the distraction tests, the analgesic effect was centered in the cognitive pathways of the brain. This is not surprising; we already know that romantic love activates the brain dopamine system; it is presumed that observing pictures of the romantic lover causes the dopamine system to release opioids (painkillers). These effects would mimic the effect of exercise on one’s behavior and pain threshold.
It is hoped that studies like these will afford patients a means to deal with pain without relying on pharmaceuticals. If the patient can learn to focus on pleasurable activities (or loved ones), pain alleviation should accrue as a prime benefit.
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Sometimes I question the internet and what is posted? Honestly the internet used to be like a different place, recently though it has turned around. What do you think?
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Thank you for your comments. Glad to have you visit often. To which blog do you wish more comments? In this case, one would hope that we (since we can’t always be in love 🙁 ) would be able to obtain training to employ such comforting images to help us alleviate our discomfort…
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