Pleasure is mediated by well-developed mesocorticolimbic circuitry and serves adaptive
functions. In affective disorders, anhedonia (lack of pleasure) or dysphoria (negative affect)�…

Affective neuroscience aims to understand how affect (pleasure or displeasure) is created by
brains. Progress is aided by recognizing that affect has both objective and subjective�…

This article evaluates a thesis containing three interconnected propositions. First, romantic
love is a “commitment device” for motivating pair-bonding in humans. Second, pair-bonding�…

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�…

Although it has long been hypothesized that attachment figures provide individuals with a
sense of safety and security, the neural mechanisms underlying attachment-induced safety�…

This study investigated interactive exchange in lovers and the associated interpersonal
brain synchronization (IBS) using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)‐based�…

A central element of interdependence theory is that people have standards against which
they compare their current outcomes, and one ubiquitous standard in the mating domain is�…

This chapter surveys the self-expansion model as it relates to romantic, familial, and other
close relationships. First, we discuss how the model can be expressed as two related but�…

Romantic rejection causes a profound sense of loss and negative affect. It can induce
clinical depression and in extreme cases lead to suicide and/or homicide. To begin to�…

A contemporary classic about love now completely revised and updated. From love at first
sight and infidelity to hook-up culture and “slow love,” Dr. Helen Fisher, the biological�…