14.2.07

the biology of love II

["Recent studies in neuroscience have indicated that as people fall in love, the brain consistently releases a certain set of chemicals, including dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, which act similar to amphetamines, stimulating the brain's pleasure center and leading to side-effects such as an increased heart rate, loss of appetite and sleep, and an intense feeling of excitement. ...Attachment is the bonding which promotes relationships that last for many years, and even decades. Attachment is generally based on commitments such as marriage and children, or on mutual friendship based on things like shared interests."]

In honor of my parents, who have been married for about 30 years now, I wanted to include this video in today's postings. This song (the more traditional version, that is) is what my mom and dad selected as their wedding ceremony music... and this was well before it became so overused - or "overexposed" in this context so that now, it might well be characterized as some sort commercial/Hollywood cliché (think Father of the Bride circa 1991).

So my parents were pretty cutting-edge, as is this pumped-up arrangement of Pachelbel's Canon in D:



Special thanks to JerryC/funtwo, the composer of the arrangement & the musician.

2 comments:

marissa said...

marisa - just want to let you know I think you're doing a great job with this blog. its really witty - I love that you introduce each post with a psychological condition but then manage to write about your parents, or music, or narcoleptic dogs. its a good read and a great tease - I always enjoy seeing where the intro will lead. plus, very crisp writing. keep up the good work.

marisa said...

thank you, Marissa!