Came across this in the Right in the Middle section of Deccan Herlad :
This is about one such study by Harry F Harlow done around 1957 - and the only one I think. It studies the effect of mother love. On baby rhesus monkeys. And even then he could only conclude that normal behaviour depended on a wide array of affectional ties - that is, not only on love.
Here a writer, writing for an esoteric organization called ISSSEEM, admits a bit ruefully that "the scientific study of love and physical health is in its infancy'. She is a Ph.D. Ruefully because I think they badly wanted it to be otherwise. It's an imperfect world.
Nevermind, things could change since there is this non-profit 'dedicated to the Philosophy, Science and Technology of Love' (Italics mine). They even have a manuscript in two volumes on the subject.
Then there are the religion-science-people with their eternal quest. One such site, quite uncharacteristically I think, titles its love-related page thus:
I'm giving it up as lax writing. Gets one's goat, such stuff.
Scientific studies have revealed that ‘love is, beyond cavil or question, the most important experience in the life of a human being’.Italics added by me. A case of lax writing or have such studies actually been done and is work ongoing on this important topic? Let's do a Google search and find out shall we? So, here goes.
This is about one such study by Harry F Harlow done around 1957 - and the only one I think. It studies the effect of mother love. On baby rhesus monkeys. And even then he could only conclude that normal behaviour depended on a wide array of affectional ties - that is, not only on love.
Here a writer, writing for an esoteric organization called ISSSEEM, admits a bit ruefully that "the scientific study of love and physical health is in its infancy'. She is a Ph.D. Ruefully because I think they badly wanted it to be otherwise. It's an imperfect world.
Nevermind, things could change since there is this non-profit 'dedicated to the Philosophy, Science and Technology of Love' (Italics mine). They even have a manuscript in two volumes on the subject.
Then there are the religion-science-people with their eternal quest. One such site, quite uncharacteristically I think, titles its love-related page thus:
Love makes scientists go bananasNot much science to be found there I suspect. This one I thought held much promise, until I realised they had love all wrong :
The essence of love is to affectively affirm as well as to unselfishly delight in the well-being of others...Where did they get that from?
I'm giving it up as lax writing. Gets one's goat, such stuff.
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