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�…

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�…

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�…

Although philosophers, psychologists, artists, and poets have been interested in the nature
and origin of passionate love throughout the ages, only in the 1960s have social�…

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�…

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�…

Love, attachment, and truth of human monogamy have become important research themes
in neuroscience. After the introduction of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and�…

Introduction Brain imaging is becoming a powerful tool in the study of human cerebral
functions related to close personal relationships. Outside of subcortical structures�…

Early-stage romantic love can induce euphoria, is a cross-cultural phenomenon, and is
possibly a developed form of a mammalian drive to pursue preferred mates. It has an�…

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�…