Love happens in the brain, where hormonal releases and brain chemicals like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin are released.

Summary: A new study shows that brain activity in small groups can predict large-scale decision-making. Using fMRI, researchers found that activity in the Nucleus Accumbens (NAcc) during initial ...

This study utilized high-throughput Affymetrix microarrays to identify gene expression changes in the post-mortem nucleus accumbens of chronic heroin abusers. These data were analyzed ...

Neuroimaging can capture brain activity in response to stimuli before a person decides how to respond. Initial affective responses—broadly good or bad feelings about a stimulus—have been associated ...

That's because part of your brain called the nucleus accumbens is rewarding you by releasing chemicals which make you feel good. It's part of something called the reward pathway. Dr Dan Campbell ...