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Chad E. Forbes

University of Delaware https://sites.google.com/site/chadeforbes/ What does your research focus on? As a social neuroscientist, my research utilizes cognitive neuroscience methodologies such as electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and ... More>


Karen M. Rodrigue

The University of Texas at Dallas http://vitallongevity.utdallas.edu/directory/view/category/faculty/karen-rodrigue What does your research focus on? My research focuses on how age-related changes in the brain relate to the cognitive decline that we ... More>


Obama’s Brain


Observer Article

Passionate Love

If there’s one sentiment shared by all great artists, from Shakespeare to Beyoncé (not that we’re comparing the two), it’s this: Love is intense. Only in the last century have psychological scientists begun to regard passionate love as a viable research topic. ... More>


Cover Story

Why Love Literally Hurts

Most of us see the connection between social and physical pain as a figurative one. We agree that “love hurts,” but we don’t think it hurts the way that, say, being kicked in the shin hurts. At the same time, life often presents a compelling argument that the two types of pain share a common source. ... More>