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[Rerun] Helen Fisher on Why We Love, Lust, and Live with Helen Fisher

The Psychology Podcast

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The Adaptive Value of Fetishness

When you fall in love, basic brain regions linked with decision making begin to shut down. It's very valuable for men to pick up on any possible chance for sex. I mean, the woman is the custodian of the egg. We own the egg. You've got to inseminate that egg. And if you miss an opportunity to insemenate that egg, you may miss an opportunities to spread your DNA on into tomorrow.

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