Biology of romantic love

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The biology of romantic love has been explored by such biological sciences as evolutionary psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and neuroscience. Neurochemicals and hormones, such as dopamine and oxytocin, are studied along with a variety of interrelated brain systems (including the reward system) which produce the psychological experience and behaviors of romantic love. The study of romantic love is still in its infancy. As of 2021, there were a total of 42 biological studies on romantic love. According to the researcher Enzo Emanuele, in light of the comparative lack of neurochemical studies on the early stage of romance, "it would not be surprising that a diversity of biological mechanisms could be involved", due to the complexity of love.

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