Philosophical Psychology/SWNS All types of love were felt strongly in the head, but differed elsewhere. Some spread only to the chest, while others had people curling their toes.

Some types of love were felt spread only to the chest, while others were felt all over, they say. But the strongest forms of love, according to the study, were felt most widely throughout the body.

Love is a choice to prioritize another over oneself and value their happiness tantamount to one’s own. When done right, true love is the pinnacle of selflessness and will last forever.

The researchers found that all types of love were felt in the head but differed in how they were felt in other parts of the body; some spread to the chest, others to the entire body. “When we ...

Their findings, published in Philosophical Psychology, suggest that the different types of love form a continuum from weaker to stronger.

A recent study published in Cerebral Cortex has deepened our understanding of how the brain processes six distinct types of love. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers ...

Not only can understanding the neural mechanisms of love help guide philosophical discussions about the nature of love, consciousness, and human connection, but also, the researchers hope that ...

On today's show: a time-hopping, philosophical journey into the origins of modern love.Correction: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly said that the Jena Romantics shared a house for 10 ...

At the beginning of that article, I did say that the seven types of love were “loosely based on classical readings, especially of Plato and Aristotle, and on J.A. Lee’s 1973 book, Colors of Love." ...

Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain Researchers have taken looking for love to a whole new level, revealing that different types of love light up different parts of the brain ...