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scholars in several disciplines. It is known to be present in almost all human societies and�…

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review we examine the role of oxytocin (OT) as it relates to social motivation. OT is�…

Noted for its accessibility, this text--now revised and updated to reflect a decade of advances
in the field--examines how attitudes and beliefs about gender profoundly shape all aspects�…

Romantic relationships can have a profound effect on adults' health and well-being whereas
the inability to maintain intimate bonds has been associated with physical and emotional�…

ABSTRACT The Triangular Theory of Love (measured with Sternberg's Triangular Love
Scale–STLS) is a prominent theoretical concept in empirical research on love. To expand�…

" Hruschka's integrative approach provides a robust, and accessible, view of the
complexities of making, having, and being friends. This kind of inquiry is at the forefront of�…

Love is a complex neurobiological phenomenon, relying on trust, belief, pleasure and
reward activities within the brain, ie, limbic processes. These processes critically involve�…

The word love can mean various things so that it is often unclear what a speaker is talking
about while using it. Therefore, we need to pay attention to the context of communication to�…

Sexual desire is typically higher in men than in women, with testosterone (T) thought to
account for this difference as well as within-sex variation in desire in both women and men�…

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