https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2011/01/12/what-your-brain-looks-like-after-20-years-of-marriage/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 10:20:20 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s already known that newly in love individuals show activity in dopamine-rich areas when they view images of or think about their significant others. This means the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA), which is part of the reward center, shows a lot of activity. (This is also the area that lights up on the brain scans of addicts when they take cocaine.) And sure enough, in scans of couple still moony after two decades, there it is again.]]>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:40:19 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2011/01/12/what-your-brain-looks-like-after-20-years-of-marriage-n80464