There is increasing interest among functional neurosurgeons in the potential for novel
therapies to impact upon diseases beyond movement disorders and pain. A target of …

Sexual behavior is critical to species survival, yet comparatively little is known about the
neural mechanisms in the human brain. Here we systematically review the existing human …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

This chapter focuses on (1) outlining an adaptationist perspective on physical
attractiveness,(2) presenting the basic questions that this perspective leads us to ask,(3) …

Why do many societies moralize apparently harmless pleasures, such as lust, gluttony,
alcohol, drugs, and even music and dance? Why do they erect temperance, asceticism …

Across industrialized cultures, relatively slender women are often viewed as prestigious and
attractive. In contrast, in less industrialized cultures and in areas where resources are …

Less than two decades after its inception, the burgeoning field of neuroaesthetics continues
to grow in interest and momentum. Despite the biological and social importance of the …

Behavioral data have shown that attractive faces are better remembered but the neural
mechanisms of this effect are largely unknown. To investigate this issue, female participants …

Growing evidence shows that features we find attractive in members of the opposite sex
signal important underlying dimensions of health and reproductive viability. It has been …

Human physical characteristics and their perception by the brain are under pressure by
natural selection to optimize reproductive success. Men and women have different strategies …