Do we love with our hearts or with our brains?
Does love come from the heart as we commonly believe? In 450 years BC, Hippocrates proposed that “Emotions emanate from the brain.” Over the past few centuries, we noted that when we see the beloved, our hearts beat faster and stronger. It must be that our hearts have recognized the beloved and reacted to him. Therefore, our love resides in the heart. The heart is the love center in the body.
The symbol of the heart became the symbol for love. But is this still true, based on what we know today, with all the advancements in understanding our body? No, this is not true. The heart has nothing to do with love. [Read more…]