San Fran Munich Duluth Boston Chicago Berlin Toronto Dublin, Sydney & Wellington Philly Phoenix Brighton & Amsterdam Leipzig Hamburg Madison Nashville Seattle NYC Lawrence Fort Collins Erlangen Braunschweig Gainesville Port land Ithaca Idaho Falls Waterloo Ann Arbor Thursday, February 28, 13
for fun and absolutely no profit BECKY BLOOM coitus and curry: divine sexy times with lord krishna DR. TIFFANY LOVE cupid wasn’t aiming for your heart: the neuroscience of love Thursday, February 28, 13
Accumulators and pilot lights LEDs Giant spinning ball of doom Buttons Metric fuckton of wires and hoses Metric fuckton of hippies Brain box Not pictured: fuel depot, several dozen snarky fire artists Thursday, February 28, 13
with Krishna, were embarrassed. Exchanging glances with each other, they started to giggle, but did not go.” ~BHAGAVATA PURANA, BOOK 10, CH. 22 Thursday, February 28, 13
river. Its cool sand was swept by a wind bearing the scent of kumuda flowers and refreshing from its contact with the waves. Arousing Kama in the young women of Vraj with jokes, smiles and glances, playfully scratching their breasts, girdles, thighs, hair and hands with his nails, and embracing them with outstretched arms, he gave them pleasure.” ~BHAGAVATA PURANA, BOOK 10, CH. 29 Thursday, February 28, 13
search for Krishna. With their hearts [dedicated] to him, each of them imitated the lila of Bhagavan.” ~BHAGAVATA PURANA, BOOK 10, CH. 30 Thursday, February 28, 13
pleasure from the contact of his limbs. Their ornaments and garlands were awry, and the women could not keep their garments or their hair or the cloth covering their breasts in order…” ~BHAGAVATA PURANA, BOOK 10, CH. 33 Thursday, February 28, 13
glances; Sweat of love wets his cheeks; His bewildered face is smiling— When Krishna sees me watching him Playing in the forest In a crowd of village beauties, I feel the joy of desire. Thursday, February 28, 13
Broods deep, reels stammers, Falls, raises herself, the faints. When fevers of passion rage so high, A frail girl may live by your charm. If you feel sympathy Krishna, Play godly healer! Or Death may taker her. Thursday, February 28, 13
sea of existence. Be yielding to me forever, My heart fervently pleads! Radha, cherished love, Abandon your baseless pride! Love’s fire burns my heart— Bring wine in your lotus mouth! Thursday, February 28, 13
launched a bold offensive Above him And triumphed over her lover. Her hips were still, Her vine-like arm was slack, Her chest was heaving, Her eyes were closed. Why does a mood of manly force Succeed for women in love? Thursday, February 28, 13
attractive female experimenters over either a ‘scary’ bridge or near a ‘safe’ bridge (Dutton & Aron, 1974) – Asked to create a story about an ambiguous drawings of a women and given the female experimenter’s phone number in case they had any questions Thursday, February 28, 13
attractive female experimenters over either a ‘scary’ bridge or near a ‘safe’ bridge (Dutton & Aron, 1974) – Asked to create a story about an ambiguous drawings of a women and given the female experimenter’s phone number in case they had any questions – Men met on the scary bridge used more sexual imagery when describing the pictures Thursday, February 28, 13
attractive female experimenters over either a ‘scary’ bridge or near a ‘safe’ bridge (Dutton & Aron, 1974) – Asked to create a story about an ambiguous drawings of a women and given the female experimenter’s phone number in case they had any questions – Men met on the scary bridge used more sexual imagery when describing the pictures – Were also more likely to call the female experimenter Thursday, February 28, 13
types of rewards, dopamine networks within your brain are engaged – Ventral tegmental area – Nucleus accumbens Dopamine: Motivation Drive Wanting Thursday, February 28, 13
types of rewards, dopamine networks within your brain are engaged – Ventral tegmental area (VTA) – Nucleus accumbens • Seeing a picture of your significant other enhances activity in reward networks VTA Thursday, February 28, 13
One of the 3% of mammals that form lifelong bonds – Raise pups/builds nest together – Mate for life – Mates tend to sit side-by-side and will attack unfamiliar adults Dopamine enhancer Modified from Yiu & Wang 2003 Dopamine Blocker Thursday, February 28, 13
One of the 3% of mammals that form lifelong bonds – Raise pups/builds nest together – Mate for life – Mates tend to sit side-by-side and will attack unfamiliar adults Gist: Dopamine needed for bond formation Dopamine enhancer Modified from Yiu & Wang 2003 Dopamine Blocker Thursday, February 28, 13