Enzo Emanuele
Italian pathologist (born 1977)
Born
Jun 10, 1977 (49)
Birth Place
Novara
Nationality
Italy
About
Enzo Emanuele is an Italian clinical pathologist known for his interdisciplinary research in the field of biological psychology. He has studied the biochemical basis of romantic interpersonal attraction and identified the neurotrophin nerve growth factor (NGF) as a key biochemical mediator of falling in love. The implications of this research have been criticised in the popular press. In 2008, his genetic research, which showed an association between serotonin and dopamine receptor gene polymorphisms and certain love traits, was awarded with the International Zdenek Klein Award for Human Ethology from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.