{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8405f8b8-ea7e-4a72-9d1c-70e6745da1c7/cc08052f-a64c-44ab-a3de-dd2b80705613?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 50: The Science of Heartbreak","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60eeeec492322e0c04ee9b9e/6124061483e4080012cdca21.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>We're back for Episode 50!</p><p>Break ups can be hard for everyone but eventually, you get over them. Right?</p><p>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?\"</p><p><br></p><p>We jump into:</p><p><br></p><p>Coming to America (4:03)</p><p>Lockdown love lives (10:17)</p><p>Heartbreak heart damage &amp; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (18:25)</p><p>Is love is a drug? (25:55)</p><p>Can seeing your ex cause actually hurt you? (41:09)</p><p>Is there a rejection gene? (46:23)</p><p><br></p><p>—————————————————————</p><p>Extra reading:</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.cardiomyopathy.org/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy/intro</p><p>https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.00784.2009</p><p>https://news.umich.edu/study-illuminates-the-pain-of-social-rejection/</p><p>—————————————————————</p><p>Stay In Touch:</p><p><br></p><p>Use the hashtag #whynotadoc on Twitter &amp; IG</p><p>https://twitter.com/whynotadoc</p><p>www.twitter.com/thermoflynamics</p><p>www.twitter.com/HanaAyoob</p><p>www.twitter.com/ozy_ismail</p><p>www.twitter.com/newshound1337</p>","author_name":"Black & Nerdy"}