We pursued our functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of the neural
correlates of romantic love in 24 subjects, half of whom were female (6 heterosexual and 6�…

Objective Previous neuroimaging studies on romantic love have focused on determining
how the visual stimuli that serve as a representation of loved ones induce the neural�…

The neural correlates of many emotional states have been studied, most recently through
the technique of fMRI. However, nothing is known about the neural substrates involved in�…

The present study examined the neural correlates of long-term intense romantic love using
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Ten women and 7 men married an average�…

We review recent neuroimaging research on the experiences of romantic love and sexual
desire, focusing specifically on the question of links and distinctions between the brain�…

Romantic and maternal love are highly rewarding experiences. Both are linked to the
perpetuation of the species and therefore have a closely linked biological function of crucial�…

Early-stage romantic love is associated with activation in reward and motivation systems of
the brain. Can these localized activations, or others, predict long-term relationship stability�…

Background: Brain activity was studied in grief following frustrated love compared to
romantic love, and it was hypothesized that unhappy lovers compared to happy lovers would�…

Romantic love is a motivational state associated with a desire to enter or maintain a close
relationship with a specific other person. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)�…

Functional neuroimaging studies have shown that romantic love and maternal love are
mediated by regions specific to each, as well as overlapping regions in the brain's reward�…