Your Brain in Love

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Dr. Helen Fisher, the Chief Scientific Advisor of popular dating site Match.com, discusses the latest trends in dating, marriage, and cohabitation.
We’re right around the corner from the holiday of love, Valentine’s Day.

Love (and lust) are states that lead people into some of the most important decisions of their lives.

Dr. Helen Fisher, the Chief Scientific Advisor of the popular dating site Match.com, has spent her entire career studying how love changes your brain’s actual chemistry.

In this segment she discusses the latest trends in dating, marriage, and cohabitation, as well as the mentality behind infidelity and how to stay in love with your partner long-term.

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 2
  • Audio File: sharecare/1606sc2c.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Helen Fisher, PhD
  • Guest Twitter Account: @drhelenfisher
  • Guest Bio: Helen-FisherDr. Helen Fisher, PhD, is a biological anthropologist focused on the brain in love, lust, and everything in between. She has written six books on the evolution, biology, and psychology of sexuality, monogamy, adultery, divorce, and the neural chemistry of romantic love, and is the Chief Scientific Adviser of the popular dating site Match.com. She has a new book coming out: Anatomy of love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray.
  • Length (mins): 10
  • Waiver Received: No
  • Host: Darria Long Gillespie, MD, MBA