Neurobiologia da paixão / Neurobiology of the passion

RESUMO

A autora apresenta uma conferência em que aborda a neurobiologia do amor.Considera o amor um processo neuro-bio–comportamental que caracterizasepelos níveis do apaixonar-se (experiência subjetiva) e a fase do attachment. A seguir discorre sobre os mecanismos cerebrais e neuroquímicos envolvidos na experiência do apaixonar-se e da atração. Enfatiza os resultados de suas pesquisas, especialmente o envolvimento da serotonina na experiência da paixão e do hormônio ocitocina na experiência do attachment

ABSTRACT

The author presents a conference about the neurobiology of love. Love isregarded as a neuro-bio-behavioral process which is described by the different levels of falling in love (a subjective experience) and its attachment phase. After that, the cerebral and neurochemical mechanisms involved in the experience of falling in love and of the attraction are discussed. The outcomes of the research are emphasized, giving special attention to the association of serotonin in the passion experience as well as the oxytocin hormone in the attachment experience