Dirty minds : how our brains influence love, sex, and relationships /
Sukel, Kayt.
Dirty minds : how our brains influence love, sex, and relationships / Kayt Sukel. - New York : Free Press, c2012. - xviii, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index.
The neuroscience of love, a history (theirs and mine) -- The ever-loving brain -- The chemicals between us -- Epigenetics (or it is all my mother's fault) -- Our primates, ourselves (or why we are not slaves to our hormones) -- His and her brains -- The neurobiology of attraction -- Making love last -- Mommy (and daddy) brain -- Might as well face it, you're addicted to love -- Your cheating mind -- My adventures with the O-team -- A question of orientation -- Stupid is as stupid loves -- There's a thin line between love and hate -- The greatest love of all -- Conclusion: a brave new world of love.
Draws on the latest findings beyond cultural perceptions to reveal how the brain processes love and interpersonal relationships, addressing such questions as the practicality of monogamy, and whether or not the "seven-year itch" actually exists.
1451611552 9781451611557
2011025606
Love--Physiological aspects.
Love--Psychological aspects.
Sex (Biology)
Sex (Psychology)
Dirty minds : how our brains influence love, sex, and relationships / Kayt Sukel. - New York : Free Press, c2012. - xviii, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index.
The neuroscience of love, a history (theirs and mine) -- The ever-loving brain -- The chemicals between us -- Epigenetics (or it is all my mother's fault) -- Our primates, ourselves (or why we are not slaves to our hormones) -- His and her brains -- The neurobiology of attraction -- Making love last -- Mommy (and daddy) brain -- Might as well face it, you're addicted to love -- Your cheating mind -- My adventures with the O-team -- A question of orientation -- Stupid is as stupid loves -- There's a thin line between love and hate -- The greatest love of all -- Conclusion: a brave new world of love.
Draws on the latest findings beyond cultural perceptions to reveal how the brain processes love and interpersonal relationships, addressing such questions as the practicality of monogamy, and whether or not the "seven-year itch" actually exists.
1451611552 9781451611557
2011025606
Love--Physiological aspects.
Love--Psychological aspects.
Sex (Biology)
Sex (Psychology)