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Getting naked can lead to the real thing, study shows

7/6/2012

Want to hook up with the person you're crushing on, but worried they might not want more? Go for it. Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal report that "regions of the brain that control love also control sex" — sex can lead to love. The brain's insula and striatum each affect love and desire, and each feeling activates different parts of the striatum and the insula, the overlap indicating a transition from desire to love. Said one researcher "when (love) does happen, do you want to play Scrabble with each other? When it happens, you normally want to consummate it."

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