Life, love, and limerence
I've always approached limerence from the perspective of a neuroscientist. I think it's fascinating how the basic mechanisms of the reward and bonding systems can escalate a thrilling and …
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This week's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5uFIpp6Gy0 If you’re trapped in a mental state of limerence—a state of intense romantic infatuation—one of the best ways to recover is to go …
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Note: This is an updated version of an older blog post. One of the common symptoms of limerence, is an overwhelming desire to tell your limerent object everything about yourself. Many limerents …
My last YouTube video was stimulated by finding a new paper on how bad people are at judging each others attempts at mindreading romantic and sexual interest. I've written about this topic before, …
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Note: this is a revised and updated version of a previous post. One of the most disruptive aspects of limerence is the total attention-capture that sets in. At first, most limerents are OK with …
I’ve previously written about the fact that limerence has both universal and personal aspects. The operation of the reward system in the brain follows predictable rules. When a reward is …
