The Speed of Passionate Love, As a Subliminal Prime: A High-Density Electrical Neuroimaging Study

Volume 10 No 4 (2012)

Stephanie Cacioppo, Scott T. Grafton , Francesco Bianchi-Demicheli

Abstract

In line with the psychological model of self-expansion, recent neuroimaging evidence shows an overlap between the brain network mediating passionate love and that involved in self-representation. Nevertheless, little remains known about the temporal dynamics of these brain areas. To address this question, we recorded brain activity from 20 healthy participants using high-density electrophysiological recordings while participants were performing a cognitive priming paradigm known to activate the so-called love brain network.

Keywords

social neuroscience, love, self-expansion model, electrical neuroimaging, consciousness

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