Romance Scam Research Center

Neural correlates of long-term intense romantic love

Acevedo, Bianca P.; Aron, Arthur; Fisher, Helen E.; Brown, Lucy L. (2011) — Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Type: Journal Article Country: United States

This piece examines Neural correlates of long-term intense romantic love within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literature, describes how offe...

Reward, Addiction, and Emotion Regulation Systems Associated With Rejection in Love

Fisher, Helen E.; Brown, Lucy L.; Aron, Arthur; Strong, Greg; Mashek, Debra (2010) — Journal of Neurophysiology

Type: Journal Article Country: United States Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, risk factors

Romantic rejection is tied to a deep experience of loss and negative mood, with the potential to precipitate clinical depression and, in extreme cases, fatal outcomes. To begin mapping the brain systems that underlie thi...