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In WHY WE LOVE, Fisher discusses romantic love among peoples around the world (the oldest love poem comes from ancient Sumeria over 4,000 years ago.) She discusses what happens in your brain when you fall in love–including activation in a brain region associated with intense addiction.
Romantic love (characterized by at least two emotional stages, attraction and attachment) is a cultural universal. I propose that the human neurophysiology for these emotions evolved in our first hominid forebears some 4 million years ago as chemical mechanisms designed to initiate affiliation and sustain ancestral pair bonds through the ...
Jan 1, 2004 · In Why We Love , renowned anthropologist Helen Fisher offers a new map of the phenomenon of love―from its origins in the brain to the thrilling havoc it creates in our bodies and behavior.
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In her book “Why We Love,” renowned anthropologist Helen Fisher explores the science behind love, its biological and psychological underpinnings, and how it has evolved over time. Through extensive research and analysis, Fisher delves into the various aspects of love, including its physical, emotional, and social dimensions.
Jan 2, 2005 · Dr. Helen Fisher, referred to by Time magazine as “the queen mum of romance research,” is an internationally renowned biological anthropologist and one of the world’s leading experts in the science of human attraction. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, she studies the brain in love.
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Feb 4, 2004 · 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.
Mar 19, 2014 · Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-286) and index. "What wild ecstacy": being in love -- Animal magnetism: love among the animals -- Chemistry of love: scanning the brain "in love" -- Web of love: lust, romance, and attachment -- "That first fine careless rapture": who we choose -- Why we love: the evolution of romantic love -- Lost ...