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Today From Bob Schulties, your About Today Editor Or, should I say, in it? I'm always amazed at people who speak several languages, play many instruments, can balance their checkbook, or remember where they put their pants. The Brain in Love If you go around to the right cocktail parties and hear someone say, "I loved him with all my heart," you can impress 'em by saying, "Actually, you loved from the depths of your ventral tegmental area, your hypothalamus, and your nucleus accumbens." Me? I do the lampshade on the head bit. I bet we don't go to the same cocktail parties. Your Body's Love Chemicals A Little French Love Language See More About:  brain  love  affection Music On Your Mind Well, okay, it's in your mind as far as hearing is concerned ("As soon as sound waves hit the eardrum, the nervous system begins to organize the sound.") Look, I don't want to get my lab coat and be all technical. All I know is rock and roll, baby. Get Your Rock and Roll Started Understanding Consciousness See More About:  music  mind  neuroscience Brain Exercises I jokingly used pants as an example, but there is no one (including you, dear reader) who hasn't misplaced something as important. Car keys, sunglasses, car keys... What was I saying? These brain exercises might not guarantee your noggin' keeps firing properly, but maybe they'll help you remember why you put your keys in the fridge. Of course! Right next to my pants. Book Review: "Moonwalking with Einstein" More Brain Training See More About:  preventing alzheimer's  symptoms of alzheimer's  alzheimer's risk factors Symptoms of a Stroke No foolin', I didn't want to link to this article. Because, thanks to the internet and well-meaning docs like Peter (our Guide to Neurology), it turns out that I have all the symptoms and therefore all the diseases and conditions known to man. See? I even have sexism. When Dizziness is Serious How Neurologists Approach Numbness and Tingling See More About:  stroke  symptoms  numbness Today Ads Brain Training Memory in the Brain Exercises the Brain Brain Intelligence Brain Exercises Featured Articles What's This New Airtime Thing? New Transportation System Coming to Philly Picnic Problem: Removing Mustard Stains What is Secretary of the Treasury? Buying a Blu-ray Player? Here's What To Know Find Flattering Jeans   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement