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Selection From Love 2.0 By Barbara Fredrickson Summary

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Loves Biology and its Transformation on the Body In popular culture, Love is one of the most prominent and reoccurring themes, whether it be a Top one hundred song or a chick flick. Love is always portrayed as a mutual feeling between two people, something special that only two lovers can share. However in “Selections from Love 2.0” author Barbara Fredrickson explains that love is more than that, she explains that love is a biological connection that can be shared by all humans through positive social interactions. Furthermore, Fredrickson states that love is not a purely emotional feeling but a biological reaction orchestrated by the three “systems of love” the Brain, Oxytocin and the Vagus nerve. Through these three systems, love acts as …show more content…

Oxytocin, one of the three parts of the system of love described by Fredrickson, plays the largest role in changing social activity/awareness. “ Oxytocin has long been known to play a key role in social bonding and attachment.” - Fredrickson ( Page 114) A strong dose of Oxytocin can completely change how two people interact with each other in social situations, “Through synchronous oxytocin surges, trust and cooperation can quickly become mutual.” - (Fredrickson page 115) Oxytocin release achieved through positive interactions/love can also transform an individual into a more socially aware person. “Under the influence of Oxytocin, you attend more to people’s eyes and become specifically more attuned to their smiles, especially subtle ones.” - (Fredrickson page 115) Furthermore, through these positive connections and release of Oxytocin you can become a socially smarter person with the ability to read others and situations better. “ (Oxytocin) heightens your attunement to cues that signal whether others are sincere or not. Through eye contact and close attention to all manner of smiles-and the embodied simulations such as visual intake triggers.” - (Fredrickson page 116) Also, positive connections shared by two or more individuals can result in “Neural Coupling” or a “biological manifestation of oneness” - (Fredrickson, Page 113) these positive connections literally link two or more individuals brain waves together, transforming them socially into one. This causes each person to feel more empathy for their counterpart and share a greater level of emotion. Therefore, love can transform an individual into a more social

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