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24Feb/26

The Neurobiology of Heartache: The Shared Brain Pathways of Love Addiction, Childhood Trauma, and Prolonged Grief

24 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — This research explores the profound intersections between intense romantic love, debilitating grief, and clinical addiction. By examining these human experiences through psychological, neurobiological, and sociological lenses, a unified framework emerges: both obsessive love and prolonged grief are dysregulations of the brain’s fundamental reward and attachment systems. Continue reading