“百年好合,天长地久”是人们经常赠与新婚伉俪的美好祝愿。然而,新人们能否经受住生活风浪的拍打,相濡以沫,同甘共苦,最终安然抵达人生彼岸,这其中蕴含着不少科学奥秘。为解开美满婚姻的奥秘,美国华盛顿大学的心理学家约翰·戈特曼在其家庭研究实验室进行了长达20多年的研究。现年56岁的戈特曼教授被认为具有从事这一课题研究的最好素质:科学精神和浪漫情怀。此外,他本人还有过一次失败的婚姻,尔后又寻找到了理想的伴侣。他的实验室包括一系列奇异的办公室,装备有摄像机和监测脉搏、汗腺分泌、肢体运动的设备。通过这些设备,戈特曼教授可以了解实验对象大脑及心脏的 “A century of good, everlasting ” is the best wishes of people who often gift newly married couple. However, whether the new people can withstand the storms of life and live in harmony with each other and live together in peace and comfort finally reach the other side of life, which contains many scientific mysteries. In an effort to unravel the mystery of a happy marriage, John Gotman, a psychologist at Washington University in the United States, spent more than 20 years in his home research laboratory. Professor Gottman, 56, is considered to have the best qualities to pursue this subject: scientific spirit and romance. In addition, he himself had a failed marriage, and later found the ideal partner. His lab includes a series of bizarre offices, equipped with video cameras and devices to monitor pulse, sweat gland secretion and limb movement. Through these devices, Professor Gottmann can understand the brain and heart of the subjects