Ueda Ryuhei
Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Osaka, Japan.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jun 14;13:896514. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.896514. eCollection 2022.
Romantic love is universally observed in human communities, and the manner in which a person chooses a long-term romantic partner has been a central question in studies on close relationships. Numerous empirical psychological studies have demonstrated that facial attractiveness greatly impacts initial romantic attraction. This close link was further investigated by neuroimaging studies showing that both viewing attractive faces and having romantic thoughts recruit the reward system. However, it remains unclear how our brains integrate perceived facial attractiveness into initial romantic attraction. In addition, it remains unclear how our brains shape a persistent attraction to a particular person through interactions; this persistent attraction is hypothesized to contribute to a long-term relationship. After reviewing related studies, I introduce methodologies that could help address these questions.
浪漫爱情在人类社会中普遍存在，而一个人选择长期浪漫伴侣的方式一直是亲密关系研究中的核心问题。大量实证心理学研究表明，面部吸引力对最初的浪漫吸引力有很大影响。神经影像学研究进一步探讨了这种紧密联系，结果显示，观看有吸引力的面孔和产生浪漫想法都会激活奖赏系统。然而，目前尚不清楚我们的大脑如何将感知到的面部吸引力融入最初的浪漫吸引力中。此外，目前还不清楚我们的大脑如何通过互动形成对特定个体的持久吸引力；据推测，这种持久吸引力有助于建立长期关系。在回顾相关研究后，我介绍了一些有助于解决这些问题的方法。
