… attraction and attachment in their early lives. Familial and sexual forms of imprinting shape
different types of interindividual attraction… mating, interindividual attraction, and attachment, as …

… A more proximal function of lust, common to episodes of lust aimed at reproduction and
episodes of lust not aimed at reproduction, is contributing directly to well- being through pleasant …

… Helen Fisher, a prominent researcher of evolution and romantic … reproduction are influenced
by three major processes: lust/sex drive, attraction/romantic love, and attachment (Fisher & …

… survival and reproduction. One particularly important mechanism for establishing and
maintaining emotional attachments to family members may be OXTergic activity in the amygdala. …

… A theory proposed by the American biological anthropologist Helen Fisher maintains that
there exists three stages of falling in love, namely lust, attraction, and attachment (Fisher, 1998)…

… In this view, lust evolved to initiate sexual union with any appropriate partner, whereas
attachment evolved to promote long-term pair bonding. Moreover, the basic biobehavioral …

… – lust , attraction and attachment– forged by evolution to guarantee human reproduction and
survival (Fisher: 2000). Systems, in neuroscientific jargon, are neuronal circuits that connect …

Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973), the renowned evolutionary biologist, once said,“Nothing in
biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” As will become evident in this chapter, …

… to evolutionary reproductive pressures, reduced sexual attraction does not automatically
equate to a lowered desire to procreate. That is, individuals with reduced sexual attraction may …

Scientific research on romantic love has been relatively sparse but is becoming more prevalent,
as it should. Unfortunately, several misconceptions about romantic love are becoming …