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There seems to be a vogue at the present time for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies. As part of the problem, I feel qualified to comment on some interesting recent research.
Once you start to read the literature in this area, you realise that there are some pretty odd studies published out there in the ether. For example, an enterprising team from New Jersey have looked at fMRI changes in the brains of people who have fallen in love. Early in relationships, planning and pursuit areas of the brain are activated whereas, in more ‘mature’ relationships, the ‘emotional’ areas of the brain—the insular cortex and anterior cingulate cortex—are lit up.
No prizes for guessing that there is a sex difference. Women in love show more brain emotional area activity early in a relationship. They also activate their memory areas at the same time, suggesting perhaps that they
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