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Honeymoon neurochemistry

Home Research Pair bonding Honeymoon neurochemistry

Honeymoon neurochemistryHoneymoon neurochemistry is a key part of the human condition. Most lovers experience the initial phase of pair bonding (the honeymoon period) as intense. This research addresses the neurochemical events that help explain why.

After the Honeymoon: Neural and Genetic Correlates of Romantic Love in Newlywed Marriages

Altered brain network organization in romantic love as measured with resting-state fMRI and graph theory

Oxytocin during the initial stages of romantic attachment: relations to couples’ interactive reciprocity

The neurobiology of attraction

Alteration of the platelet serotonin transporter in romantic love

Raised plasma nerve growth factor levels associated with early-stage romantic love

[Pre-honeymoon] Seeing what you want to see: Sexual activation makes potential partners seem more appealing and romantically interested

 

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