Understanding Love and Neuroscience

Dessa, a member of the hip-hop collective Doomtree, shares her journey of exploring love through neuroscience. She discusses her transition from high-energy performances with Doomtree to more melancholic solo music, often inspired by personal heartbreak. Intrigued by a TED Talk on mapping love in the brain, Dessa collaborates with neuroscientists to locate and manage her feelings using fMRI and neurofeedback. Through this process, she gains a deeper understanding of love and its impact on the brain, ultimately finding a way to balance her emotions.

What is the nature of Dessa's performances with Doomtree?

• Calm and soothing

• Energetic and loud

• Silent and meditative

• Formal and structured

What prompted Dessa to explore the scientific aspect of love?

• A TED Talk by Dr. Helen Fisher

• A documentary on relationships

• A conversation with her mother

• A book she read

What technology did Dessa use to map her brain's love coordinates?

• EEG machine

• CT scan

• fMRI machine

• Ultrasound

What was the purpose of using a control subject in Dessa's fMRI experiment?

• To decrease brain activity

• To increase brain activity

• To compare brain activity

• To confuse the brain

What is the goal of neurofeedback treatment according to Penijean Gracefire?

• To enhance memory recall

• To induce sleep

• To train the brain like a muscle

• To erase memories

How does neurofeedback treatment work?

• Through unconscious learning

• Through medication

• By conscious effort

• By physical exercise

What did Dessa do with the 3D print of her brain's love area?

• Kept it as a souvenir

• Threw it away

• Donated it to a museum

• Made it into a necklace

What philosophical insight did Dessa gain about love?

• Love is purely emotional

• Love is easily controlled

• Love is a complex, systemic process

• Love is a simple emotion

What humorous element did Dessa incorporate into her shows?

• A magic trick

• A disco ball of her brain scan

• A puppet show

• A comedy skit

What does Dessa suggest doing if love is unreciprocated?

• Ignore the feelings

• Assemble a team of neuroscientists

• Write more songs

• Move to a new city