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19%OFFJudith Horstman - The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain: The Neuroscience of How, When, Why and Who We Love - 9780470647783 - V9780470647783
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The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain: The Neuroscience of How, When, Why and Who We Love

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Description for The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain: The Neuroscience of How, When, Why and Who We Love Hardcover. How the latest discoveries in neuroscience reveal the moment to moment dynamics in our brain that inspires love and sexual desire. What stimulates us, turns us off, causes anxiety, elation, depression or stress in our most intimate relationships - and how to manage these powerful feelings. Series: Scientific American. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Who do we love? Who loves us? And why? Is love really a mystery, or can neuroscience offer some answers to these age-old questions?

In her third enthralling book about the brain, Judith Horstman takes us on a lively tour of our most important sex and love organ and the whole smorgasbord of our many kinds of love-from the bonding of parent and child to the passion of erotic love, the affectionate love of companionship, the role of animals in our lives, and the love of God.

Drawing on the latest neuroscience, she explores why and how we are ... Read more

Based on recent studies and articles culled from the prestigious Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines, The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex, and the Brain offers a fascinating look at how the brain controls our loving relationships, most intimate moments, and our deep and basic need for connection.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
Scientific American
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470647783
SKU
V9780470647783
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Judith Horstman
Judith Horstman is the author of The Scientific American Day in the Life of Your Brain and The Scientific American Brave New Brain, copublished with Scientific American. She's an award-winning science journalist whose work has been widely published and is the author of four other books.

Reviews for The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain: The Neuroscience of How, When, Why and Who We Love
"This basic introduction to the neuroscience of love and sex is a good starting place for readers new to the subject...one hopes it will whet readers' appetites for more nuanced explorations of this area of research." (Library Journal, April 2012)

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