Sandra Langeslag

Sandra Langeslag
Sandra Langeslag
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Ph.D.
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam
	Scientific career
Fields	Neurocognition; Romantic love;
Institutions	University of Missouri–St. Louis

Sandra Langeslag is a Dutch cognitive and biological psychologist who studies romantic love.^[1]^[2] Langeslag is the director of the Neurocognition of Emotion and Motivation Lab at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.^[3] She received her PhD from Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Netherlands.^[2]

Studies by Langeslag using EEG have demonstrated that self-regulating love feelings is possible,^[4]^[3] especially through a task called cognitive reappraisal.^[5] Cognitive reappraisal involves focusing on positive or negative aspects of the partner to change how one feels.^[5]

A 2012 experiment by Langeslag also contradicted a long-running hypothesis in love research which supposed that intrusive thoughts during early-stage romantic love might be caused by decreased serotonin levels.^[6] Her experiment found that serotonin levels were differently affected in men and women, and that obsessive thinking in women was actually associated with an increase in serotonin.^[6]

^ Langeslag, Sandra (13 February 2023). "Is it love or infatuation? This relationship questionnaire will help you tell" (web). Today (American TV program). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sandra J. E. Langeslag, Ph.D." University of Missouri–St. Louis. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b Gregory, Andrew (29 May 2018). "The Best Way To Get Over a Breakup, According to Science". Time. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ Langeslag, Sandra (2024). "Refuting Six Misconceptions about Romantic Love". Behavioral Sciences. 14 (5): 383. doi:10.3390/bs14050383. PMC 11117554. PMID 38785874.
^ ^a ^b Langeslag, Sandra; van Strien, Jan (16 August 2016). "Regulation of Romantic Love Feelings: Preconceptions, Strategies, and Feasibility". PLOS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161087. hdl:1765/96479.
^ ^a ^b Langeslag, Sandra; Van Der Veen, Frederik; Fekkes, Durk (2012). "Blood Levels of Serotonin Are Differentially Affected by Romantic Love in Men and Women". Journal of Psychophysiology. 26 (2): 92–98. doi:10.1027/0269-8803/a000071.

[loveorinfatuation-1] Langeslag, Sandra (13 February 2023). "Is it love or infatuation? This relationship questionnaire will help you tell" (web). Today (American TV program). Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[faculty-2] "Sandra J. E. Langeslag, Ph.D." University of Missouri–St. Louis. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[bestway-3] Gregory, Andrew (29 May 2018). "The Best Way To Get Over a Breakup, According to Science". Time. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[refuting-4] Langeslag, Sandra (2024). "Refuting Six Misconceptions about Romantic Love". Behavioral Sciences. 14 (5): 383. doi:10.3390/bs14050383. PMC 11117554. PMID 38785874.

[regulating-5] Langeslag, Sandra; van Strien, Jan (16 August 2016). "Regulation of Romantic Love Feelings: Preconceptions, Strategies, and Feasibility". PLOS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161087. hdl:1765/96479.

[langeslag2012-6] Langeslag, Sandra; Van Der Veen, Frederik; Fekkes, Durk (2012). "Blood Levels of Serotonin Are Differentially Affected by Romantic Love in Men and Women". Journal of Psychophysiology. 26 (2): 92–98. doi:10.1027/0269-8803/a000071.

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