Helen Fisher

Why We Love

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A groundbreaking exploration of our most complex and mysterious emotionElation, mood swings, sleeplessness, and obsession—these are the tell-tale signs of someone in the throes of romantic passion. In this revealing new book, renowned anthropologist Helen Fisher explains why this experience—which cuts across time, geography, and gender—is a force as powerful as the need for food or sleep.Why We Love begins by presenting the results of a scientific study in which Fisher scanned the brains of people who had just fallen madly in love. She proves, at last, what researchers had only suspected: when you fall in love, primordial areas of the brain “light up” with increased blood flow, creating romantic passion. Fisher uses this new research to show exactly what you experience when you fall in love, why you choose one person rather than another, and how romantic love affects your sex drive and your feelings of attachment to a partner….
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  • May Trinandahas quoted5 years ago
    Romantic love is linked with the natural stimulant dopamine and perhaps norepinephrine and serotonin.
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    feelings of male-female attachment are produced primarily by the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin.
  • May Trinandahas quoted5 years ago
    Romantic love is deeply entwined with two other mating drives: lust—the craving for sexual gratification; and attachment—the feelings of calm, security, and union with a long-term partner.

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