MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain love'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:34:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820784&cid=t_382935_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F008079.html Only church attendance has a stronger role in mate choice than political leanings? Though "variety is the spice of life" and "opposites attract," most people marry only those whose political views align with their own, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Political scientists found that political attitudes were among the strongest shared traits and even stronger than qualities like personality or looks. In an article published in the April issue of the Journal of Politics, researchers examined physical and behavioral traits of more than 5,000 married couples in the United States. They found spouses in the study appeared to instinctively select a partner who has similar social and political views. John Alford and John... (Source: FuturePundi... FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820784 Thu, 12 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4820784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477919&cid=t_382935_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F8T-GC7lWqb4%2F What better way to celebrate Valentines’ day than to accompany Marian Diamond on her search for love and wisdom in the brain? Dr. Diamond is Pro­fes­sor of Neu­ro­science and Anatomy at UC-Berkeley  and one of the world’s fore­most researchers on neu­ro­plas­tic­ity and enrich­ment. In the 60s, her  pioneer work demonstrated the impact of physical and intellectual stimulation on brain functions. In this article she tells us why it matters to love our brains as well as where to look for love in the brain: … if everyone understood what we know today about his or her body and worked to keep it fit, and everyone practiced the golden rule, how much we could all enjoy, study, and maintain our beautiful earth to its fullest extent. But for all of this ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477919 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:34:11 +0100 4477919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477909&cid=t_382935_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FbExHPB9Iqq4%2F This is Your Brain on Love: Why Him? Why Her? The brain’s reward systems and neurobiological changes during romantic love, as studied by neuroanthropologist Helen Fisher. Fisher gives an entertaining talk outlining her research, her online dating site and personality types, and how people create their own “love maps” while biology plays a big role behind the poetry. Great talk and Q&A, archived as part of WGBH’s special Romance & The Brain series. Participate in Fisher’s research online here. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477909 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:00:41 +0100 4477909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4259030&cid=t_382935_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FJi2T9cX_3So%2F I, Psychopath A unique documentary sets out to find out whether a self-proclaimed psychopath meets diagnostic and neurological measures, testing him and his equally insightful partner. “No princes in white horses came to my door. I gave up love. I found Sam.” (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4259030 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:54:43 +0100 4259030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082046&cid=t_382935_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007579.html Love is like an illicit drug that kills pain. STANFORD, Calif. — Intense, passionate feelings of love can provide amazingly effective pain relief, similar to painkillers or such illicit drugs as cocaine, according to a new Stanford University School of Medicine study. "When people are in this passionate, all-consuming phase of love, there are significant alterations in their mood that are impacting their experience of pain," said Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Pain Management, associate professor of anesthesia and senior author of the study, which will be published online Oct. 13 in PLoS ONE. "We're beginning to tease apart some of these reward systems in the brain and how they influence pain. These are very deep,... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082046 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0100 4082046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729835&cid=t_382935_87_f&fid=34902&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurepundit.com%2Farchives%2F007312.html Cocaine addiction and love are similar. So should love be banned along with cocaine? Or should the Betty Ford Center start treating jilted lovers? July 6, 2010 – (BRONX, NY) – Researchers have linked rejection by a romantic partner to brain activity associated with motivation, reward and addiction cravings, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurophysiology. Lucy Brown, Ph.D., clinical professor in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and of neuroscience at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, is the corresponding author of the study. This is the third publication in which Dr. Brown and her research group demonstrated that primitive reward and survival systems are activated in people who... (Source: FuturePundit) FuturePundit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729835 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3729835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=542551&cid=t_382935_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchanneln.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fdesire-and-brain.html title On Desiredescription Helen Fisher interviewed by David Corcoran of the NYT on desire, love and evolutionary psychology.producer New York Times Videofeaturing Helen Fisher format embeddate 13/04/07length 00:05:35link http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=3cdd1d423a9507ceac4a74175a091dbb6382635dTags: webcast brain love desire (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=542551 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:28:00 +0100 542551