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Q&A: Prof. John Cacioppo examines the profound power of loneliness

By Guest PostMay 4, 2016Health, Sciencejohn cacioppo, loneliness, power

Loneliness is as close to universal as experiences come. Almost everyone has felt isolated, even rejected.

But the power of loneliness—its potential for causing depression and other serious health problems as well as its surprising role in keeping humans safe from harm—may be more profound than researchers had previously presumed, says neuroscience researcher John Cacioppo, the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology. (more…)

Eye movements reveal difference between love and lust

By Guest PostAugust 21, 2014Scienceb all, b lymphozyten, data analyses, data collection, david medgyesi, difference, elmar dolezal, john cacioppo, love, michael reth, romantic love, sexual desire, soul singer, stephanie cacioppo, university of chicago

Soul singer Betty Everett once proclaimed, “If you want to know if he loves you so, it’s in his kiss.” But a new study by University of Chicago researchers suggests the difference between love and lust might be in the eyes after all.

Specifically, where your date looks at you could indicate whether love or lust is in the cards. The new study found that eye patterns concentrate on a stranger’s face if the viewer sees that person as a potential partner in romantic love, but the viewer gazes more at the other person’s body if he or she is feeling sexual desire. That automatic judgment can occur in as little as half a second, producing different gaze patterns. (more…)

Researchers find brain’s ‘sweet spot’ for love in neurological patient

By Guest PostFebruary 14, 2014Health, Scienceanterior insula, Argentina, argentinian heterosexual men, biological drive, blas couto, brain, fmri, heterosexual male, john cacioppo, love, lucas sedeno, motor control, neurological patient, sexual desire, stephanie cacioppo, sweet spot, university of chicago

A region deep inside the brain controls how quickly people make decisions about love, according to new research at the University of Chicago.

The finding, made in an examination of a 48-year-old man who suffered a stroke, provides the first causal clinical evidence that an area of the brain called the anterior insula “plays an instrumental role in love,” said UChicago neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo, lead author of the study. (more…)

Meeting online leads to happier, more enduring marriages

By Guest PostJune 9, 2013Culture, Generalamericans, eharmony, elizabeth ogburn, find, gestalt research, gian gonzaga, happier, harris interactive, john cacioppo, marital satisfaction, marriages, meeting online, online dating encounters, partner, survey, tyler vanderweele, university of chicago

More than a third of marriages between 2005 and 2012 began online, according to new research at the University of Chicago, which also found that online couples have happier, longer marriages.

Although the study did not determine why relationships that started online were more successful, the reasons may include the strong motivations of online daters, the availability of advance screening and the sheer volume of opportunities online. (more…)

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Q&A: Prof. John Cacioppo examines the profound power of loneliness

Eye movements reveal difference between love and lust

Researchers find brain’s ‘sweet spot’ for love in neurological patient

Meeting online leads to happier, more enduring marriages