The Stomach Is Stimulated By A Nerve and A Motivation “Falling in love — or rather falling in lust — activates those pleasure centers housed in [the basal ganglia] which causes an immediate physiological response.

What does it mean when someone gives me butterflies?

To have butterflies or have butterflies in your stomach means you have a nervous feeling in your stomach. The expression can also be used with get as in get butterflies. Below are some examples of how this expression is used. Before his big speech he had butterflies in his stomach.

Is having butterflies a good thing?

A lot of people think that getting butterflies — that sinking feeling in their stomach — is a good sign, especially when its about a new person theyre dating. But, according to Goldstein, feeling nauseous at the very thought of the person youre dating after a while could signal troubles to come.