Why are pair-bonding tamarins and humans different from chimps? The Lazy Way to Stay in Love pointed out that humans are pair bonders, with the unique ability to strengthen their romantic bonds at will. We do so by employing a special range of subconscious signals, or “bonding behaviors” These behaviors (technically, attachment cues) include skin-to-skin […]
What signals are you sending your mate? Hit by Cupid’s arrow! It feels so good that you might seek a permanent bond, convinced that passion will keep you both quivering with ecstasy for a lifetime. Yet Cupid is a sneaky dude, or rather the biological agenda he personifies does not, in fact, promote enduring love. […]
Is hammering the brain’s desire circuitry a good idea? A drug that makes you not only able but eager and willing isn’t going to remain the exclusive property of the severely impaired. As with Viagra, there will be extensive off-label use.—Julian Dibbell, The Observer The “orgasm pill” is back on track and chugging our way. […]
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Desire sometimes ratchets upward soon after hot sex Does “the more you scratch, the more you itch” sometimes apply to sexual jollies? Is the reverse true? Intriguingly, the Chinese noticed a “ratcheting up of sexual desire after orgasm” thousands of years ago. Men today do too: I sometimes feel hornier in the days following orgasm. […]
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Has the porn industry gotcha? Updates: This page lists 52 neuroscience-based studies (MRI, fMRI, EEG, neuropsychological, hormonal). All provide strong support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies. The real experts’ opinions on porn/sex addiction? This list contains 27 recent neuroscience-based literature reviews & commentaries by […]
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