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Finding Love: Study reveals Where Love Lives in the Brain

The brain in love: the image shows brain areas that activate in association with the most intensely felt forms of interpersonal
The brain in love: the image shows brain areas that activate in association with the most intensely felt forms of interpersonal love. Picture: Juha Lahnakoski.

Researchers have taken looking for love to a whole new level, revealing that different types of love light up different parts of the brain. We use the word ‘love’ in a bewildering range of contexts – from sexual adoration to parental love or the love of nature. Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of human experiences.

‘You see your newborn child for the first time. The baby is soft, healthy and hearty – your life’s greatest wonder. You feel love for the little one.’

The above statement was one of many simple scenarios presented to fifty-five ...

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