The Science And Music Of Heartbreak




Conversation show

Summary: There are a lot of songs about love, but perhaps there are even more songs about loss. T hat raises a serious scientific question: Why are so many songs written about heartbreak, and what happens to the brains of people who are experiencing a really bad break-up? Biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher studies what happens in our brains when we are in love and when we are heart broken . She says that Tylenol is helpful, but staring at pictures of your ex and listening to a sad song when your