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Com’è possibile che due persone totalmente estranee giungano alla conclusione che non solo sarebbe piacevole condividere la vita, ma che è necessario farlo? Non se ne può proprio fare a meno! C’è un’intricata catena di eventi che porta quella donna a pensare di avere bisogno proprio di quell’uomo, ci racconta questo libro; una catena non poi così differente da quella che si mette in moto nella dipendenza dalle droghe. Sono gli stessi circuiti nervosi che si animano in entrambi i casi. Insomma, l’amore è una droga, benché molto, molto bella e per fortuna universalmente accettata. Per l’amore e per il sesso siamo disposti a ridefinirci da capo a piedi: accettiamo di avere bambini (cosa che prima escludevamo categoricamente), diventiamo religiosi o atei, a seconda di come la pensa il nostro partner, cambiamo casa, lavoro, amicizie, idee e gusti.
L’attrazione fisica, la gelosia, l’infedeltà trovano in La chimica dell’amore una nuova dirompente definizione.
Tutto quello che avremmo voluto sapere sul sesso: come funziona, da chi siamo attratti e soprattutto perché.
- ISBN: 8833973662
- Casa Editrice: Bollati Boringhieri
- Pagine: 356
- Data di uscita: 30-10-2014
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This book is a blast! It's laugh out loud, nurdy, raunchy fun. It's well written and researched and it's as informative as it is entertaining. If you end up reading it, be prepared to bug the shit out of your friends with all the neurosmut factoids you'll be (over) sharing with them during the comin Leggi tutto
This book just explained my whole 20's. Oh, we are slaves to our chemistry. But that's cool. It's fun to hear about the studies that quantify social behavior we know (eg. girls are attracted to the bad boy) and explain why, exactly, hormonally, that is.
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day", or shall I compare you to my territorial possessions? Surely, attempting to reduce sex to biology and chemistry is a challenge, and attempting the same with love next to impossible, but these authors boldly attempt to do just that. As with similar attempts to Leggi tutto
*A full executive summary of this book is available here: http://newbooksinbrief.com/2012/09/30... Love and sex play a central role in the human drama. But when we talk about the emotions and decisions that we make in connection with them, we tend to remain strictly at the macro level, referring to p Leggi tutto
A really well-written book rich in scientific information about why the brains of different genders are different and gender is not a social construct; exciting examples of how our genetics influence our behaviour; the neuroscience of love and sex; lab experiments with animals about monogamy and pol Leggi tutto
Interesting, albeit somewhat depressing, look at the chemical forces behind love, attraction, and bonding in multiple types of relationships. This book is not anything incredibly revolutionary but it is a readable compilation of scientific studies and has a very good flow for something that involves Leggi tutto
The chemistry and mammal behaviour behind sex, drugs, and rock n roll. Although a reductionist approach to understanding love, the authors make this limitation clear, and reiterate the complex behavior of humans. Overall, its preached that love is a drug, and our behavior on this drug can partially b Leggi tutto
i had to read this for my social neuroscience class but I actually really enjoyed it! lots of talk about rodents having sex but it basically makes you realize you actually have no control over any of your actions <3
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