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Author Majdič, Gregor, 1967- author.

Title Soul mate biology : science of attachment and love / Gregor Majdic
Published Cham : Springer, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Fascinating life sciences, 2509-6745
Fascinating life sciences. 2509-6745
Contents Introduction -- Two is better than one -- Escherichia coli; do bacteria get it on? -- Amoeba likes the smell -- Moths in search of love through pheromones -- Wild bull and placid ox -- Of bees and flowers -- Clownfish, afterdark secretes of Nemo's parents? -- Graceful swan, a symbol of love -- Gosling following their mothers -- Why only male deer has antlers? -- Depraved hooligan penguins -- Mouse mating and fighting -- Mating like rabbits -- Beware, an elephant in the musth -- Steenbook, a faithful dwarf antelope -- Is there a love in the world of voles? -- Romeo and Juliette among chimpanzees -- Human love through the eyes of neuroscientist -- Origins of human love -- Man and woman madly in love -- What is love?
Summary Love, one of the most profound of human emotions, love that accompanies us from puberty to old age, love that follows us from ancient times to modern, from ancient writings, through the Bible and the texts of medieval scribes to modern day books and movies. Through the millennia love has lost none of its secrecy, charm, attractiveness, craziness, even in this digital age, when we are overwhelmed by information. But what is love? Where does this emotion originate? Are we humans the only living beings feeling this emotion? Can love be explained by some chemical reactions in our brains? Is love just a trick of nature or is love some kind of higher feeling? We do not have definite answers to any of these questions, nevertheless, neuroscience, behavioral science and others have provided us with some, at least partial answers. We know today a great deal more than ever before about what is happening in the brain when we are madly in love. We understand why our hearts beat faster when we see the person we love, we know why we sweat and why we feel anxious when the loved one is away from us, and we have some ideas about how feelings of attachment form in the brain. This book guides you through the complicated labyrinth of genes, molecules and brain cells that are involved in the feelings of love, attachment, affection, and also simple sexual reproduction
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 23, 2021)
Subject Affective neuroscience.
Love.
Emotions in animals.
Love
love (emotion)
Affective neuroscience
Emotions in animals
Love
Amor.
Neurociència afectiva.
Emocions en els animals.
Genre/Form Llibres electrònics.
Form Electronic book
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