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Psychology · 19 min

Why We Love

By Helen Fisher

Helen Fisher reveals how romantic love is a powerful, ancient drive, rooted in distinct brain systems, that shapes our lives as profoundly as hunger or thirst.

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Psychology
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“Helen Fisher reveals how romantic love is a powerful, ancient drive, rooted in distinct brain systems, that shapes our lives as profoundly as hunger or thirst.”

— Helen Fisher, Why We Love

What it is about

Romantic Love, Brain Science, Human Behavior, Evolutionary Psychology

Who it is for

If you've ever felt consumed by a new relationship, struggled with heartbreak, or wondered why love feels so irrational, this will clarify the powerful biological forces at play, and this will help you see what to do next.

The author

Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist and leading researcher on the science of love, spent decades studying brain scans and human mating patterns to decode the universal, primal forces that bind us together.

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Helen Fisher

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