Psychology · 19 min
Why We Love
By Helen Fisher
Helen Fisher reveals how romantic love is a powerful, ancient drive, rooted in distinct brain systems, that shapes our lives as profoundly as hunger or thirst.
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Psychology
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19 min
What it is about
Romantic Love, Brain Science, Human Behavior, Evolutionary Psychology
Who it is for
If you've ever felt consumed by a new relationship, struggled with heartbreak, or wondered why love feels so irrational, this will clarify the powerful biological forces at play, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist and leading researcher on the science of love, spent decades studying brain scans and human mating patterns to decode the universal, primal forces that bind us together.
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