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Meeting report—Is there a neurobiology of love?

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There is considerable new research on the psychological, behavioral, endocrine, and molecular basis of love. Moreover, a lack of love and support in infancy has biological and behavioral consequences.

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McEwen, B. Meeting report—Is there a neurobiology of love?. Mol Psychiatry 2, 15–16 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000209

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