True Love, Romantic Love, Serotonin Levels
In the Western world we have for centuries concocted poems and stories and plays about the cycles of love, the way it morphs and changes over time, the way passion grabs us by our flung-back throats and then leaves us for something saner. If Dracula—the frail woman, the sensuality of submission—reflects how we understand the [...]
PDF The Biology, Evolution, and Social Importance of Love
Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic — love –- and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. She closes with a warning about the potential disaster inherent in antidepressant abuse. In addition, she provides an interesting biological explanation as to how it is possible to love more than one person. [...]
