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Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love

by Helen Fisher

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"If you want flashes and particular experiences of romantic love, read novels. If you want to understand this central quality of human nature to its roots, read Why We Love."

Edward O. Wilson

In Why We Love, renowned anthropologist Helen Fisher offers a new map of the phenomenon of love—from its origins in the brain to the thrilling havoc it creates in our bodies and behavior. Working with a team of scientists to scan the brains of people who had just fallen madly in love, Fisher proved what psychologists had until recently only suspected: when you fall in love, specific areas of the brain "light up" with increased blood flow. This sweeping new book uses this data to argue that romantic passion is hardwired into our brains by millions of years of evolution. It is not an emotion; it is a drive as powerful as hunger.

Provocative, enlightening, engaging, and persuasive, Why We Love offers radical new answers to age-old questions: what love is, who we love—and how to keep love alive.

Synopsis:

Renowned anthropologist Helen Fisher offers a new map of the phenomenon of love--from its origins in the brain to the thrilling havoc it creates in one's body and behavior. This sweeping new book argues that romantic passion is hardwired into our brains by millions of years of evolution.

About the Author

Helen Fisher, Ph.D., is one of this country's most prominent anthropologists. Prior to becoming a research professor at Rutgers University, she was a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Fisher has conducted extensive research on the evolution, expression, and chemistry of love. Her two previous books, The First Sex and The Anatomy of Love, were New York Times Notable Books. She grew up in Connecticut and lives in New York City.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780805077964
Subtitle:
The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
Editor:
Barth, Jennifer
Author:
Fisher, Helen
Publisher:
Holt McDougal
Subject:
General
Subject:
Love
Subject:
Sex
Subject:
Emotions
Subject:
Cognitive Psychology
Subject:
General Self-Help
Edition Description:
First
Publication Date:
January 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
1400x1200

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