Scientists find a few surprises in their study of love
Feb 13, 2018 · When it comes to thinking deeply about love, poets, philosophers, and even high school boys gazing dreamily at girls two rows over have a significant head start on science. But the field is gamely racing to catch up.
Love, Actually: The science behind lust, attraction, and ...
Feb 14, 2017 · According to a team of scientists led by Dr. Helen Fisher at Rutgers, romantic love can be broken down into three categories: lust, attraction, and attachment. Each category is characterized by its own set of hormones stemming from the brain (Table 1). Table 1: Love can be distilled into three categories: lust, attraction, and attachment.
Biology of romantic love - Wikipedia
Romantic love is a motivational state typically associated with a desire for long-term mating with a particular individual. It occurs across the lifespan and is associated with distinctive cognitive, emotional, behavioral, social, genetic, neural, and endocrine activity in both sexes.
Love and the Brain | Harvard Medical School
Love may well be one of the most studied, but least understood, behaviors. More than 20 years ago, the biological anthropologist Helen Fisher studied 166 societies and found evidence of romantic love—the kind that leaves one breathless and euphoric—in 147 of them.
What is love? | Stanford Report
Feb 13, 2020 · What is love? Stanford researchers and scholars examine matters of the heart. From the fields of science to sociology, politics and philosophy, here is what Stanford research says about love and romance, in the past and present day. For centuries, people have tried to understand the behaviors and beliefs associated with falling in love.
What is love? Science sort of has the answer - WIRED
Aug 7, 2017 · Is love an emotion, an urge, brain chemistry, or something else entirely? It’s the one question that has dominated our culture and relationships for millions of years. But what is love?
The psychology of love: 10 groundbreaking insights into the ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Discover how love works! From how it boosts our happiness to the way we pick partners and show affection, this article dives into the science behind our romantic connections and what keeps them strong.