The Brain and Love Contributor(s): Rosen, Marvin (Author), Chudler, Eric H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791089509 ISBN-13: 9780791089507 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: This intriguing book explores love in all its forms and from manyy perspectives. The biological underpinnings of feelings are explored, including the interaction of brain, nervous system, hormones, and body chemistry. Love is considered as an evolutionary phenomenon with origins in animal behavior. According to Shakespeare, "The course of true love never did run smooth," and the Brain and Love indeed looks at love as a give-and-take process involving costs and benefits. The author describes attempts to classify, categorize, and measures the various components of love (as distinguished from passion). |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Emotions |
Dewey: 152.41 |
LCCN: 2006025588 |
Series: Brain Works |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 7.23" W x 9.51" (0.89 lbs) 104 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Looks at love as a give-and-take process involving costs and benefits. This book describes attempts to classify, categorize, and measure the various components of love (as distinguished from passion). |