科学证实：爱情确实是盲目的(图)

爱情是盲目的

　　Scientists have shown that there is a degree of truth in the old adage that love is blind.

　　科学家们证明，那句古老的格言“爱是盲目的”有一定的道理。

　　They have found that feelings of love lead to a suppression of activity in the areas of the brain controlling critical thought.

　　他们发现爱的感觉会抑制大脑控制批判性思维区域的活跃性。

　　It seems that once we get close to a person, the brain decides the need to assess their character and personality is reduced.

　　似乎我们一旦接近一个人，大脑就会决定降低对他性格特征的评判需求。

　　The study, by University College London, is published in NeuroImage.

　　伦敦大学学院的这项研究发表在《神经成像》期刊上。

　　The researchers found that both romantic love and maternal love produce the same effect on the brain.

　　研究者们发现浪漫的爱情和母爱对大脑产生的影响是相同的。

　　They suppress neural activity associated with critical social assessment of other people and negative emotions.

　　它们会抑制神经中枢中与对他人进行批判性社会评价和消极情绪有关的活动。