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...call tennis ?the lazy man's game' now," McEnroe writes in his 2002 autobiography, Serious. "Guys rely on giant serves and huge groundstrokes, but little thought, strategy or passion goes into it. That's largely why no one truly dominates the sport now. There's loads of talent out there ... but does anyone have the fire of Connors, the dedication of Lendl or the physical presence of Borg?" The smallish Hewitt lacks the last quality; he probably has the other two. But does he have the game to be No. 1 again...
...potential subject showed signs of passion, I invited him or her to participate. We acquired two photographs: one of the beloved and one of an emotionally neutral individual. Generally the latter was someone the subject had known casually in high school or college. Then we set a date to put each subject into the brain scanner...
...turns out, our results suggest that both hypotheses are correct. Romantic love does seem to be associated with dopamine. And because this passion emanates from the caudate nucleus, motivation and goal-oriented behaviors are involved...
...coming to some understanding of the drive to love--and what an elegant design it is! This passion emanates from the motor of the mind, the caudate nucleus, and it is fueled by at least one of nature's most powerful stimulants, dopamine. When passion is returned, the brain tacks on positive emotions, such as elation and hope. And all the while, regions of the prefrontal cortex monitor the pursuit--planning tactics, calculating gains and losses, and registering one's progress toward the goal: emotional, physical, even spiritual union with the beloved. Nature has produced a powerful mechanism to focus...
...brain is wider than the sky," wrote Emily Dickinson. Indeed, this 3-lb. blob can generate a need so intense that all the world has sung of it. And to make our lives even more complex, romantic passion is intricately enmeshed with two other basic mating drives, the sex drive and the urge to build a deep attachment to a romantic partner. Ah, the web of love. How these forces feed the flame of life...