Maeve Donovan
The hippocampus has been a focus in the study of recombination during simulation – perhaps unsurprising given the established role of this structure in relational processing, including the binding together of disparate elements during working memory as well as episodic encoding and retrieval (Axmacher et al., 2010; Eichenbaum, 2001; Hannula & R... See more
K Wiebels • An fMRI investigation of the relationship between future imagination and cognitive flexibility
your old brain segregates all people into six categories. Is this someone to: (1) nurture, (2) be nurtured by, (3) have sex with, (4) run away from, (5) submit to, or (6) attack.
Helen LaKelly Hunt • Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Third Edition
Having the right oxytocin genes predisposes you to taking the risk of declaring your love, but the other two neurochemicals are what build the relationship once your offer has been accepted.
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
Studies have found that the same areas in the brain that light up in imaging scans when we break a leg are activated when we split up with our mate. As part of a reaction to a breakup, our brain experiences the departure of an attachment figure in a similar way to that in which it registers physical pain.