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November 28, 2005
Infatuation and NGF proteins
The Register is running an article about scientific findings that love-related brain chemicals dwindle after about a year. It was probably faster than that when you were a teenager.
The researchers found that those starting a relationship experienced increased levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) proteins, which causes sweaty palms and the butterflies...Levels of the NGF protein in the 39 people (out of 58) still in the same new relationship after a year had reduced to base-line levels.
Nerve growth factor proteins? Sounds like something good for you, like something that would make you smarter.
Posted by Mark at November 28, 2005 08:42 PM
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