The Brain in Love

OASIS at the Center of Clayton, 50 Gay Avenue,St. Louis, MO 63105

Registration required. FREE to the first 10 registrants, $10 per person thereafter. OPEN to ALL. Space is limited. Middle and high school students welcome. Register below.

Featured Speaker: Sandra J.E. Langeslag, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Neurocognition of Emotion and Motivation Lab, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri – St. Louis

In humans, romantic love consists of three independent systems: sexual desire, infatuation, and attachment. University of Missouri – St. Louis psychology professor and researcher, Sandra Langeslag, talks about the interaction between infatuation and cognition in this illuminating look at The Brain in Love. How does infatuation affect attention and memory? Why do infatuated individuals find it so hard to concentrate on other things, such as their (home)work? What happens in the brain when people fall in love? Can feelings of love be increased and decreased at will?