The obsessions of the green-eyed monster: jealousy and the female brain

Steis, Nadine; Oddo-Sommerfeld, S; Echterhoff, Gerald; Thiel, Aylin; Thiel, Jürgen; Briem, Katja; Ciaramidaro, Angela; Freitag, Christine M.; Mecklinger, Axel; Unterhorst, K.; Stirn, Aglaja

doi:10.1080/14681994.2019.1615047

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“…In healthy humans evoked jealousy is accompanied by increased activation in the basal ganglia, and frontal lobe, particularly vmPFC, with exaggerated jealousy also being associated with increased interpersonal aggression (Harmon-Jones et al, 2009;Sun et al, 2016). Jealousy evoked in women listening to descriptions of their own experiences of infidelity was also found to produce enhanced activation in brain regions associated with processing different negative emotions, such as the medial frontal cortex, anterior cingulate and insula as well as the fronto-striatal-thalamo-frontal network involved with habit formation and obsessive-compulsive behavior (Steis et al, 2019). One study has also reported sex differences in neural responses during evoked jealousy with men showing greater activation than women in regions involved in sexual and aggressive behaviors, such as the amygdala and hypothalamus, and women in the posterior superior temporal sulcus (Takahashi et al, 2006).…”

Section: Neural Substrates Of Pathological and Trait Romantic Jealousymentioning

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Neural and Molecular Contributions to Pathological Jealousy and a Potential Therapeutic Role for Intranasal Oxytocin

Zheng

Kendrick

2021

Front. Pharmacol.

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Romantic jealousy, especially in its pathological form, is a significant contributor to both domestic abuse, including partner sexual coercion and even murder, although relatively little research has been conducted on it. Both obsessive and delusional forms have been identified although only the latter is currently recognized as a pathological disorder. Studies in both clinical and healthy populations have identified altered fronto-striatal responsivity as being associated primarily with romantic jealousy and to date drug based treatments have targeted both dopaminergic and serotonergic systems. However, there is increasing interest in a potential role for the neuropeptide oxytocin, which can also modulate dopaminergic and serotonin systems in the brain and has been shown to altered in other psychotic conditions, such as schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder. Recent studies in healthy populations have reported that when oxytocin is administered intranasally it can influence the brain to promote strengthening of romantic bonds and reduce romantic jealousy in both men and women evoked in either imagined or real contexts. These findings indicate a possible therapeutic use of intranasal oxytocin administration in pathological jealousy.

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Section: Neural Substrates Of Pathological and Trait Romantic Jealousymentioning

confidence: 92%

Neural and Molecular Contributions to Pathological Jealousy and a Potential Therapeutic Role for Intranasal Oxytocin

Zheng

Kendrick

2021

Front. Pharmacol.

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“…Joelson Moreno Brito de Moura Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque O ciúme pode ser definido como a resposta emocional à infidelidade, ou seja, à ameaça de perder um relacionamento real ou imaginário com uma pessoa específica, causada por um rival humano; fenômeno universal e socialmente relevante que pode afetar o bem-estar dos indivíduos envolvidos Steis et al 2019). O famoso poeta inglês William Shakespeare se referia ao ciúme como o "monstro de olhos verdes, assombrando as pessoas que temem a infidelidade de um parceiro (Steis et al 2019). Todavia, ameaças não românticas -por exemplo, comportamentos e práticas que exigem a atenção de um parceiro, tais como o trabalho, hobbies ou amigos -também podem desencadear ciúme (Olsavsky et al 2020).…”

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Bases ecológicas e evolutivas do comportamento humano

Paulino de Albuquerque,

Varella Valentova,

Correa Varella

2024

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Este livro foi pensado para ser um primeiro texto didático e introdutório às bases ecológicas e evolutivas do comportamento humano, voltado para o ensino ao nível de graduação. Porém, este livro também pode ser útil para aqueles entrando na pós-graduação, especialmente vindos de áreas sem muita tradição de ensino e pesquisa ecológica e evolutiva. Embora cada capítulo possa ser lido em qualquer ordem, organizamos o livro de modo que a sequência sugerida, que vai do geral ao mais específico, permita ao aprofundamento gradual dos diferentes conceitos e disciplinas dedicadas aos estudos ecológicos e evolutivos do comportamento e da mente humana.

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“…In humans and animals, it is possible to create social situations that should elicit jealousy and to observe behaviors or self-reported affective experience that indicate the elicitation of jealousy. While it is still easy in humans to confirm the induction of jealousy with self-report measures Steis et al, 2021), studying jealousy in animals requires a specific stimulus situation intended to jeopardize the valuable relationship (Winslow et al, 1993;Rilling et al, 2004;Maninger et al, 2017b;Cook et al, 2018;Webb et al, 2020). A jealousy scenario is, for example, a situation in which a potential new bond could be formed between a third individual (or stranger) and one of two members of an established pair-bond.…”

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“…Jealousy: in male macaques (right) and women (posterior) (Rilling et al, 2004; Untrustworthiness of others (Winston et al, 2002) Gaze following in macaques (Roy et al, 2014) VP Attachment in titi monkey pair bonding (Bales et al, 2007) VTA Romantic Love: in humans ( Bartels and Zeki, 2004;Fisher et al, 2005;Acevedo et al, 2012) Onset of maternal behavior (Pedersen et al, 1994;Numan and Young, 2016) Mother infant attachment (Insel and Young, 2001) SN Love: in humans ( Bartels and Zeki., 2004;Acevedo et al, 2012) Jealousy: in women (Steis et al, 2021) *Emphasize results going in conflicting directions.…”

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Neuroimaging of human and non-human animal emotion and affect in the context of social relationships

Zablocki‐Thomas¹,

Rogers

Bales

2022

Front. Behav. Neurosci.

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Long-term relationships are essential for the psychological wellbeing of humans and many animals. Positive emotions and affective experiences (e.g., romantic or platonic love) seem to be closely related to the creation and maintenance of social bonds. When relationships are threatened or terminated, other emotions generally considered to be negative can arise (e.g., jealousy or loneliness). Because humans and animals share (to varying degrees) common evolutionary histories, researchers have attempted to explain the evolution of affect and emotion through the comparative approach. Now brain imaging techniques allow the comparison of the neurobiological substrates of affective states and emotion in human and animal brains using a common methodology. Here, we review brain imaging studies that feature emotions characterized by the context of social bonding. We compare imaging findings associated with affective and emotional states elicited by similar social situations between humans and animal models. We also highlight the role of key neurohormones (i.e., oxytocin, vasopressin, and dopamine) that jointly support the occurrence of socially contextualized emotions and affect across species. In doing so, we seek to explore and clarify if and how humans and animals might similarly experience social emotion and affect in the context of social relationships.

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The obsessions of the green-eyed monster: jealousy and the female brain

Cited by 7 publications

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Neural and Molecular Contributions to Pathological Jealousy and a Potential Therapeutic Role for Intranasal Oxytocin

Neural and Molecular Contributions to Pathological Jealousy and a Potential Therapeutic Role for Intranasal Oxytocin

Bases ecológicas e evolutivas do comportamento humano

Neuroimaging of human and non-human animal emotion and affect in the context of social relationships

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