10.2.6: Outside Resources

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    Web: Database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
    http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
    Web: PubMed comprises over 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed also provides access to additional relevant web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
    Web: Website of author Stephen Porges
    http://www.stephenporges.com/

    Discussion Questions

    1. If love is so important in human behavior, why is it so hard to describe and understand?
    2. Discuss the role of evolution in understanding what humans call “love” or other forms of prosociality.
    3. What are the common biological and neuroendocrine elements that appear in maternal love and adult-adult relationships?
    4. Oxytocin and vasopressin are biochemically similar. What are some of the differences between the actions of oxytocin and vasopressin?
    5. How may the properties of oxytocin and vasopressin help us understand the biological bases of love?
    6. What are common features of the biochemistry of “love” and “safety,” and why are these important to human health?

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