This paper proposes that mammals exhibit three primary emotion categories for mating and
reproduction:(1) the sex drive, or lust, characterized by the craving for sexual gratification;(2)�…

Humans and other mammals have evolved three primary emotion systems for mating,
reproduction, and parenting: the sex drive, or lust, characterized by the craving for sexual�…

Mammals and birds have evolved three primary, discrete, interrelated emotion–motivation
systems in the brain for mating, reproduction, and parenting: lust, attraction, and male�…

Mammals and birds regularly express mate preferences and make mate choices. Data on
mate choice among mammals suggest that this behavioural 'attraction system'is associated�…

The distinction between the ability to couplate and the desire to copulate is used to
understand species differences in hormonal regulation of female sexual behavior. Evidence�…

A comprehensive survey of the evolutionary science of human sexual behavior, Evolution
and Human Sexual Behavior invites us to imagine human sex from the vantage point of our�…

Drawing on the power of evolutionary theory to explain behavior across cultures and
species, particularly in the domains of sex and reproduction, evolutionary psychology has�…

In species with internal female fertilization, males risk both lowered paternity probability and
investment in rival gametes if their mates have sexual contact with other males. Females of�…

Although sexual desire and romantic love are often experienced in concert, they are
fundamentally distinct subjective experiences with distinct neurobiological substrates. The�…

This chapter discusses the neurobiology of male sexual behavior. Sexual behavior in
animals, including the courtship that precedes it, is characterized by enormous diversity�…