Like female voles, connections between oxytocin neurons in the hypothalamus and dopamine neurons in reward areas drive parental behaviors in male voles, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
Jul 5, 2021
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When couples argue, mediation by a third party improves the outcome of the confrontation. But that's not all: mediation is also linked to heightened activity in key regions of the brain belonging to the reward circuit—this ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Sun, sand, surf and a smile across a crowded beach might spark a summer romance, but once the season passes, will the glow endure?
Aug 5, 2015
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(Medical Xpress)—Do you believe in love at first sight? If so, chances are you're not missing an episode of "The Bachelor" or "Millionaire Matchmaker."
Jun 23, 2014
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Even if you don't know your love language, you've probably heard of the concept. The theory's pervasiveness in pop culture has only increased in the 30-odd years since Baptist pastor Gary Chapman published his book "The Five ...
Dec 21, 2023
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We've seen it in our favorite romantic comedy—and for many of us, we've even felt it in real life. The door of the café swings open, in walks the person of your dreams. Momentarily you're paralyzed. Temporarily overwhelmed. ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Love can make you feel different things – sometimes happy, sometimes fixated, and sometimes down right sick. And it turns out that drugs almost work in the same way.
Feb 12, 2016
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Love's warm squishiness seems a thing far removed from the cold, hard reality of science. Yet the two do meet, whether in lab tests for surging hormones or in austere chambers where MRI scanners noisily thunk and peer into ...
Feb 14, 2018
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(Medical Xpress)—A pile of dirty dishes looms in the kitchen. It's your spouse's night to wash, but you know he or she has had a long day so you grab a sponge and step up to the plate. It's just one of the minor daily sacrifices ...
Apr 30, 2013
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Being in love. It can take the shape of a long-term intimate partnership, or become an obsessive source of emotional excitement and distraction. When does being in love become similar to addiction, and can you be addicted ...
Feb 14, 2020
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