Essay On The Neurobiology Of Love

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During this course we have examined many readings and songs that imply love can be an impairer of judgment. Physical attraction or an early intense emotional connection can often blind someone from seeing the truth in a partner. I will be analyzing works from Zeki, Esch, Stephano, and Leona Lewis that demonstrate how love can affect one’s judgment. The authors show this to prove that one really can be blinded by the love they have for someone. The reading titled The Neurobiology of Love written by S. Zeki is an example of how biology and the need for evolutionary importance are closely related. This link correlates with love being an inhibitor of judgment because of how strong the need to be wanted is. When the need for love is so strong, …show more content…

“The phenomenon relies on trust, belief, pleasure, and reward activities within the brain” (Esch.176) When one spends time with a person they love, they build trust and from that positive signals about the other person are sent to the brain. This can be an inhibiting factor when one discovers bad news about their partner. There is a blind spot that stops the person from seeing the bad in the other, even when those around can clearly see the truth. Considering this, what exactly is love? “ Attachment, commitment, intimacy, passion, grief upon separation and jealous are a few terms to explain what love represents” (Esch .176) The bond between lovers leads to all these traits; once you become committed to someone you have invest tremendous emotional energy that at times can enhance your judgment. For example, the song “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis is a perfect representation of being so in love with someone that even when you are knocked down and bleeding you still want to be with them. She starts of by singing “Closed off from love, I didn’t need the pain”, and then continues to sing, “But something happened for the very first time with you, my heart melted to the ground, found something true and everyone’s looking round thinking I’m going crazy”. The part about everyone going crazy applies to the question, is love an enhancer or inhibitor of judgment? It reflects how intense love can inhibit judgment. In

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