Chemical messengers in relationships
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Dopamine in relationships?
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Reward and wanting: the rush of new love.
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Oxytocin in relationships?
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Trust and bonding.
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What did Aron and colleagues find?
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Reward areas were active when looking at a partner.
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What did Scheele and colleagues find?
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Men in relationships given oxytocin kept further away.
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One limit of chemical explanations?
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They are reductionist and leave out thought and culture.
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