Is love just a superficial feeling? What really goes on in our brains when we are in "Love"? Is it no more than a feeling or is there chemistry involved behind it? When two people fall in love, there are many chemicals released by the brain causing pupils to dilate, heart beating fast; palms become sweaty, one encounters the feelings of closeness, pleasure and joyfulness. That’s why Helen Fisher termed Love as a drug. From feeling elated to the ‘heart skipping a beat,’ everything is associated with the release of certain neurotransmitters by our brain called monoamines. Brain’s best known ‘ love drug ’ is Phenylethylamine. It is produced more by the brain during first attraction and can also be taken from outside sources. It causes the same intoxicating and irresistible effects as caused by cocaine in our body. It is responsible for the feeling of happiness, diminishing anxiety and the powerful boost that our body experiences when we fall i...