Category: Psychology

How Does Childhood Neglect Influence Neural Development, and Can This Explain the Impact of Childhood Neglect on Adult Romantic Relationships?

Difficulties in adult romantic relationships often trace back to early childhood experiences. This paper argues that childhood neglect is associated with long-term changes in neural systems involved in attachment, reward and threat processing which may explain difficulties in adult romantic relationships.

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Neural Mechanisms of Romantic Attachment Persistence Following Relationship Dissolution: Toward an Integrated Framework

This review synthesises current neuroscientific evidence to propose an integrated neurobiological framework for understanding romantic love and rejection. It contends that romantic rejection results from the coordinated activity of multiple neurobiological systems rather than the disruption of a single neural pathway.

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