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[[File:Noromo.jpg|thumb|right|<center>Man brutally rejects an emcel</center>]] | [[File:Noromo.jpg|thumb|right|<center>Man brutally rejects an emcel</center>]] | ||
An '''emcel''', or '''emotional celibate''' is a person who is unable to pair-bond with a partner. Someone who is unable to love or be loved. The term can apply to both men and women, but it is usually used to refer to a woman due to the ease with which women can become emcels. | An '''emcel''', or '''emotional celibate''' is a person who is unable to pair-bond with a partner. Someone who is unable to love or be loved. The term can apply to both men and women, but it is usually used to refer to a woman due to the ease with which women can become emcels. | ||
Someone can be an emcel due to mental defects, trauma or serial emotional rejection. | Someone can be an emcel due to mental defects, trauma or serial emotional rejection. | ||
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"In this functional magnetic resonance imaging study involving 40 pair-bonded women, 21 of whom were using HC, we investigated whether a 24-IU nasal dose of OXT would modulate brain reward responses evoked by the romantic partner’s face relative to the faces of familiar and unfamiliar people. Treatment with OXT increased the perceived attractiveness of the partner relative to other men, which was paralleled by elevated responses in reward-associated regions, including the nucleus accumbens. These effects of OXT were absent in women using HC." | "In this functional magnetic resonance imaging study involving 40 pair-bonded women, 21 of whom were using HC, we investigated whether a 24-IU nasal dose of OXT would modulate brain reward responses evoked by the romantic partner’s face relative to the faces of familiar and unfamiliar people. Treatment with OXT increased the perceived attractiveness of the partner relative to other men, which was paralleled by elevated responses in reward-associated regions, including the nucleus accumbens. These effects of OXT were absent in women using HC." | ||
https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/11/5/767/1753384 | https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/11/5/767/1753384 | ||
==Causes== | |||
The cause of this phenomena is a mix of many different factors. One factor being hormonal birth control which has been shown to deplete or actively suppress oxytocin,'the love chemical' (see below) among other issues it may create. It is unknown whether this particular effect on oxytocin is permanent or temporary. Another factor is the development of 'hyper-casual sex culture' which aided by speed dating apps like Tinder, takes sex from being an act of loving commitment to a bodily function on the level of defecation. It is thought that this consistent attaching and re-attaching between strangers over time wears out a person's ability to bond emotionally through sex, leaving them unable to experience love later on. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||