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Neural Circuits for Desire, Love, Attachment, and Empathy
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The neural circuits that govern desire, love, and attachment involve the activation of the sympathetic nervous system and use neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin, which collaborate with the autonomic nervous system. These neural circuits also work in conjunction with those responsible for empathy, and are located in the autonomic nervous system.
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The neural circuits in our brain that use dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin, and collaborate with the autonomic nervous system are responsible for driving desire, love, and attachment.
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The neural circuits in our brain that use dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin, and collaborate with the autonomic nervous system are responsible for driving desire, love, and attachment. Several studies have identified several brain areas that are related to these aspects, of which the dopamine system is mainly associated with desire and to some extent, love.
ChapterNeural Circuits for Desire, Love, Attachment, and Empathy
EpisodeThe Science of Love, Desire and Attachment
PodcastHuberman Lab
The process of finding a mate involves an elevated autonomic arousal and activation of the sympathetic nervous system which drives ejaculation and orgasm.
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The process of finding a mate involves an elevated autonomic arousal and activation of the sympathetic nervous system which drives ejaculation and orgasm. Neuroimaging studies of individuals going through the arc of arousal, sympathetic activation, orgasm and post-ejaculatory phase have been conducted under brain scanners.