02794nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10518679 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110711s2012 cauaf sb 001 0 eng d 2011029321 9780470647783 9781118109519 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)768731688 BF575.L8 H663 2012eb 155.3 23 Horstman, Judith. The Scientific American book of love, sex, and the brain [electronic resource] : the neuroscience of how, when, why, and who we love / Judith Horstman. Book of love, sex, and the brain 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2012. xiv, 242 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.). Scientific American brain series ; 3 Includes bibliographical references and index. "A fascinating look at how the brain controls our relationships and romances. Neuroscientists, psychologists, and most men and women readers today have learned that the brain is Grand Central Station for our most erotic associations, memories, and secret desires. The latest research shows that the popular myth is true: Sexual orientation and identity is hard-wired, the result of our neurological predisposition, not a choice or result of socialization. We instinctively crave connection and relationship as an essential part of our well-being, self-esteem, and pleasure. The process of achieving and recovering from orgasm ignites the same pleasure centers in the brain as exercise, music, religion, food, alcohol, and drugs. Sexual desire can be triggered by a thought, a smell, a touch, or the sight of an object of desire. These sensorium are located at different parts of the brain, and can be activated indefinitely into our senior years. Filled with little known and fascinating information about the brain. The third Scientific American book in the series about the brain. The core science and latest research is drawn from the prestigious Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Love. Sex (Psychology) Sex (Biology) Neurosciences. Electronic books. local Scientific American, inc. ebrary, Inc. Scientific American brain series ; 3. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10518679 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 236426 236426