Dr. Helen Fisher

@DrHelenFisher

Biological anthropologist and leading expert in the science of human attraction

New York, NY
Joined April 2009

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  1. Marriage equality is human, we are all built to love

  2. Over past 200 yrs Americans have used diff sets of words; "Choose"and "get" used more, "obliged" and "give" used less: individualism rising

  3. The risk of dying in the next 5 years is 35 o/o lower among very happy people. The brain evolved to find happiness, to preserve its health.

  4. Your number of friends on social networking sites correlates w yout cell density in brain region linked with powerful emotions, the amygdala

  5. The structure and dynamics of social networks among Hadza hunter-gatherers is the same as on Facebook today. Same behavioral systems.

  6. Exercise drives up testosterone and enhances growth of cells on the brain including regions for memory. Move it or lose it

  7. Hearing a comforting voice reduces the stress hormone, cortisol,and elevates oxytocin linked with feelings or trust and attachment.

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    at last night's Pre-Conference dinner. What a fascinating talk Helen gave!

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    Today on the blog, a letter from Dr. Helen Fisher that is 20 years in the making:

  10. Dr. Helen Fisher followed , , and 5 others
  11. Happy Bday ! Because of you, singles no longer need to wonder how they’ll meet a beloved; their only issue will be when

  12. Women seek more variety when buying products around ovulation, single women also seek more options in men say researchers at U Texas

  13. Archeologists have found grave of man and woman in total embrace. They died 5800 yrs ago in their 20s. What love! If only bones could speak

  14. And check out the rest of our website to really learn about love

  15. Happy Valentine's Day to you. try my new questionnaire to measure your current romance or a past love.

  16. Today helen fisher's love test is live. Learn about the subtleties of your love at

  17. This morning in park a huge Great Dane dashed toward infants. Their Mother defended and screamed "you might be bigger but I'm a mom" super!

  18. After mild stress, Watching a 6 minute video of a street with trees/foliage reduces 3x more stress than street without tree. Nature heals.

  19. Men who have "warm relations" earn much more money, probably because they have more support and more stress relief. We were built to love.

  20. As we get older health becomes more to do with our habits than our genes. My New Years resolution is to tweet and share ideas happy days h

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