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Until recently, we regarded love as supernatural. We were willing to study the brain chemistry of fear and depression and anger but not love.
Helen Fisher
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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
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New York City
Helen Fisher
Helen E Fisher
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