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Yvonne: Hi, this is ‘6 Minute English’ with Yvonne Archer and joining me today is
Callum Robertson. Hello Callum!
Callum: Hello Yvonne.
Yvonne: Thanks for joining me. Now today, we'll hear a report about some research
which might help to explain some of the mysteries of love - such as why we
fall in love. But first, I've a question for you – as usual. Are you ready?
Callum: Oh yes!
Yvonne: Good. In 1991, Minnie Munro became the world's oldest bride aged 102. But
how old was her groom – the man she married? Was he:
a) 97
b) 80 or
c) 83
Callum: This is just going to have to be a guess; she's 102 - I'll say he was 97.
Yvonne: OK – we'll find out later on whether you're right or wrong later on.
Larry Young is a professor of neuroscience – that's the study of the structure of
the nervous system, how it works and the diseases that can cause it problems.
Professor Young, based at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in the United
States, used prairie voles to find out why people fall in love. But what are
'prairie voles' Callum?
Callum: Well, a 'vole' is a very small animal which looks like a mouse but it has smaller
ears and a short tail. And 'voles' usually live in fields near rivers but the ones
from Professor Young's study live on 'the prairies' - large areas of flat, grassy
land in North America. So they're known as 'prairie voles'.
Yvonne: Okay. Now for some scientific language. What is meant by 'surges of
chemical'?
Callum: A 'surge' in something is a sudden, great increase in it - so 'surges of chemical'
are large, sudden increases in the amounts of a chemical.
Yvonne: And finally, what is 'a compound' in terms of chemistry?
Callum: Well that's a substance – something that contains more than one element. So if
there are two or more chemicals in a substance, it's 'a compound' substance.
Yvonne: Thanks, Callum. Now it's time to hear that report from the BBC's Science
Correspondent, Pallab Ghosh. As we listen, try to find out why Professor
Young decided to study prairie voles to help with his research.
PALLAB GHOSH
His studies on prairie voles which like humans, form lifelong relationships, has led him to
believe that this most powerful of human emotions is governed by surges of chemicals,
including a compound called oxytocin.
Yvonne: So Professor Young believes that the love we feel is 'governed' or caused by
great and sudden increases in the amount of oxytocin in us – a chemical. But
why did Professor Young study prairie voles to help with his research, Callum?
Callum: Well, because they're like human beings in their relationships. They stay with
the same partner throughout their lives, so they form 'lifelong' relationships –
just like married people.
Yvonne: Ahh…
Now in the next part of today's report, we'll hear how Professor Young
believes that there's a possibility that the chemical oxytocin could also be used
in two other ways. Firstly, 'an antidote' for the broken hearted. Unfortunately,
most of know what that means, but what is meant by 'an antidote', Callum?
Callum: 'An antidote' is usually a drug or a chemical which lessens or reverses the bad
effects of something or stops something bad from happening to us. For
example, the antidote to a snake bite could stop someone dying from the
snake's poison. And an antidote for the broken hearted could help those people
feel less tearful and sad.
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