5. Friendship, such a perfect blendship: or, with a little help from my friends : Is friendship declining? ; Are you lonesome tonight? 60 million other Americans are ; You've got a friend, or you should? ; Widening the social circle ; Imaginary friends: TV characters can ease your pain ; Until the real thing comes along: your brain on Facebook ; Work, the "other love" in your life ; Can animals love? Yes, and more ; How to make friends
6. Only you can make my dreams come true: let's get married : Grow old along with me: the marriage benefits ; You make me feel so good: romance lowers stress ; Finding that special someone: looking for love in all the wrong places? ; Falling and staying in love ; I've grown accustomed to your face ; My one and only love: are we monogamous? ; Granny's got to have it ; Your hormones may drive you apart: a tough pill to swallow ; Making love last: I get a kick out of you ; Can pornography help your love life? ; Love will keep us together: lasting romance is embossed in the brain ; Will you still need me when I'm 64?
7. You've lost that lovin' feelin': when love dies : Breaking up is hard to do: how rejection affects your brain ; The jilted brain ; After the love is gone, you ache and ache ; Can't live if living is without you: the widowhood effect ; Achy breaky heart: can you die of a broken heart ; Ain't no cure for love, but acetaminophen could help ; Every time you say goodbye, I die a little: why it hurts to leave your lover ; Broken promises: can the brain predict betrayal? ; Coping with a breaking heart
8. For the love of God : Searching for God in your brain ; Epilepsy, the temporal lobe, and God ; Strokes of insight: brain changes and spiritual awakening ; Religious ecstasy is like romantic love, in the brain at least ; God on the brain: what brain scans show ; Could religion shrink your brain? ; The evolutionary roots of God thought ; God neurons may be everywhere
9. Technology, science, and the future of sex : The wonderful world of cybersex ; Sex in bits and bytes: the future of virtual sex is here
10. How can love survive? : But what of love?
The Scientific American book of love, sex, and the brain : the neuroscience of how, when, why, and who we love by Judith Horstman. ISBN 9780470647783. Published by Jossey-Bass in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.