El cerebro enamorado : Viaje biológico del sexo al divorcio

Falling in love is a unique trait of the human species. Our abilities to project the future, communicate through language, and produce abstract and complex thoughts combine with more primitive mechanisms, exposing us to love at first sight. Many other mammal species also know what it is to desire and yearn for their partners, but they don't develop relationships as complex as those of human beings because their brains are not as sophisticated. The Brain in Love addresses love from a scientific perspective: pleasure, reproduction, social monogamy, types of bonds, the excitement of first encounters, sex, stability, breakups, and moving on. We will also understand that falling in love is a profoundly irrational behavior. When we fall in love, our brain gives the green light to all decisions regarding our object of desire. Falling in love is somewhat like turning another individual into a drug to which we become addicted. Based on what science knows about falling in love, the book follows the ups and downs of a couple any of us could form, offering a fascinating glimpse into how the brain and its intricate network of neurons and molecules function in such a state of infatuation. Genetics and neuroscience are presented with scientific rigor and masterful narrative skill.