"Why We Love"

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Across
  1. 2. The brain is “scanned” in this scientific approach
  2. 4. Chemical associated with memory and heightened energy
  3. 7. State of high energy and sleeplessness described in lovers
  4. 11. Animals used in research to study mate preference
  5. 13. Condition compared to romantic obsession in the study
  6. 15. A key trait of lovers involving intense attention on one person
  7. 17. A mental state where a person constantly thinks about their partner
  8. 18. The process of recalling small details about a loved one
Down
  1. 1. The author compares romantic love to this type of dependency
  2. 3. The relationship between dopamine and serotonin levels is described as this
  3. 5. The epic by Homer that mentions the “magic” of love and how it begins wars
  4. 6. A proposed explanation based on evidence but not fully proven
  5. 8. Hormone linked to increased sexual desire
  6. 9. The brain chemical believed to decrease during romantic love
  7. 10. The strong desire to be with a loved one
  8. 12. Chemical linked to pleasure, motivation, and reward in love
  9. 14. Feeling of intense happiness often experienced by lovers
  10. 16. When love is not returned, it can lead to this emotional state