Episode 50: The Science of Heartbreak

We're back for Episode 50!

Break ups can be hard for everyone but eventually, you get over them. Right?

This week, we take a deep dive into the world of relationships, neuroscience and medicine as we try to find out if science can answer the question: "can heartbreak actually break your heart?"

We jump into:

Coming to America (4:03)

Lockdown love lives (10:17)

Heartbreak heart damage & Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (18:25)

Is love is a drug? (25:55)

Can seeing your ex cause actually hurt you? (41:09)

Is there a rejection gene? (46:23)

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Extra reading:

https://www.cardiomyopathy.org/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy/intro

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.00784.2009

https://news.umich.edu/study-illuminates-the-pain-of-social-rejection/

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