The science of attraction - Dawn Maslar
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-attraction-dawn-maslar Romantic chemistry is all about warm, gooey feelings that gush from the deepest depths of the heart...right?...
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We like to think of romantic feelingsas spontaneous and indescribable things that come from the heart.But it's actually your brainrunning a complex series of calculations within a matter of secondsthat's responsible for determining attraction.Doesn't sound quite as poetic, does it?But just because the calculations are happening in your braindoesn't mean those warm, fuzzy feelings are all in your head.In fact, all five of your senses play a role,each able to vote for, or veto, a budding attraction.The eyes are the first components in attraction.Many visual beauty standards vary between cultures and eras,and signs of youth, fertility and good health,such as long lustrous hair,or smooth, scar-free skin,are almost always in demandbecause the...
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We like to think of romantic feelingsas spontaneous and indescribable things that come from the heart.But it's actually your brainrunning a complex series of calculations within a matter of secondsthat's responsible for determining attraction.Doesn't sound quite as poetic, does it?But just because the calculations are happening in your braindoesn't mean those warm, fuzzy feelings are all in your head.In fact, all five of your senses play a role,each able to vote for, or veto, a budding attraction.The eyes are the first components in attraction.Many visual beauty standards vary between cultures and eras,and signs of youth, fertility and good health,such as long lustrous hair,or smooth, scar-free skin,are almost always in demandbecause the...
