THE BRAIN AND LOVE (Brain Works)

This intriguing book explores love in all its forms and from many 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. This book describes attempts to classify, categorize, and measure the various components of love (as distinguished from passion).

CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Love: Language and Concepts
Chapter 2: Biological Factors
Chapter 3: Brain Imaging
Chapter 4: Understanding Emotion
Chapter 5: The Psychology of Love
Chapter 6: Biology and Psychology: A Unified Whole
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Further Reading
Index