Attachment bonds are a defining feature of mammals. A conceptual framework on human
attachments is presented, integrating insights from animal research with neuroimaging …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Research on the neurobiology of
attachment, pioneered by scholars in the generation that followed the discovery of social …

Neurobiological studies of attachment are either abundant or scarce, depending on one's
research tradition and scientific understanding of the term “attachment.” On the one hand …

Attachment theory posits the existence of internal working models as a foundational feature
of human bonds. Radical embodied approaches instead suggest that cognition requires no …

Friendship pervades the human social landscape. These bonds are so important that
disrupting them leads to health problems, and difficulties forming or maintaining friendships …

Romantic and maternal love are highly rewarding experiences. Both are linked to the
perpetuation of the species and therefore have a closely linked biological function of crucial …

Love is one of our most powerful emotions, inspiring some of the greatest art, literature and
conquests of human history. Although aspects of love are surely unique to our species …

Love, attachment, and truth of human monogamy have become important research themes
in neuroscience. After the introduction of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and …

In recognition of the broad influence of attachment theory, the articles in this issue cut across
diverse areas of psychology and multiple levels of analysis. focuses on the molecular level …

Attachment and bonding are evolved processes; the mechanisms that permit the
development of selective social bonds are assumed to be very ancient, based on neural …