Oxytocin
Nonfiction Chronicle - Books by Alex Lemon, Daniel Menaker, C. S. Manegold and Malcolm Jones
...talk and why, drawing on everything from the dating scene to New York publishing gossip to studies on the hormone oxytocin to (how could he not?) Barack Obama. These connections are...
Mary Wakefield: A testosterone-filled brain cannot cope with an Oscar-winning wife
...baseball. But that's not temperament, that's just gender. A woman's brain releases delicious, calming oxytocin during a nice heart-to-heart; a male brain relaxes only when switched off...
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The Science of Heartache
...any either: When you're in love, certain areas of your gray matter are happily awash in dopamine and oxytocin, hormones that give you feelings of pleasure and contentment, says Lucy...
There's A Good Reason Why We're All Stupid in Love With Our Pets
...social mice, the dads do the child rearing. It turns out, in these species the males have higher oxytocin levels. Oxytocin is a social glue that bonds us to our puppies, kitties, horses...
"It's a hormone called oxytocin," she says, "And that makes us feel all gooey, which increases after, say, a 20-minute session with a dog who simply looks at you. That hormone makes us feel good, partly by suppressing another hormone called cortisol (sometimes called the stress hormone). In other words, there's physiology to explain why we're all stupid in love with our pets."
There's a good reason we're 'stupid in love' with pets Anchorage Daily News | 4 days ago
Have Great Morning Sex
...healthier and happier than those who don't. "Having sex in the morning releases the feel-good chemical oxytocin, which makes couples feel loving and bonded all day long," says Debby...
Dads in the Delivery Room
...Odent said, but they are probably only making the mothers stressed, slowing their production of the hormone oxytocin, which results in a prolonged labor and an increased risk of...
Doctor explains the wonders of oxytocin
Dr. Paul Zak speaks on the role of oxytocin and trust as part of the Mind Science Foundation Distinguised Speakers Series at the Pearl Stable on Monday. Are human beings good or evil?
Emerging field offers insight into human virtues
...inkling that trust might have its roots in brain science, specifically a "slippery little molecule" called oxytocin, which spikes in women during childbirth and breastfeeding but also...
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Women feel more guilt than men
...described as "men as slow learners." When men settle down, their testosterone levels go down and their oxytocin levels rise, making them more prone to empathy, which goes hand in hand...
Brain power
...prism of 'this is something to be feared'." When a person is in a state of fear, their brain does not create oxytocin, a chemical sometimes called "the trust hormone". Research has...
Chicago Tribune Story, Animal Activists Target Big Breeders, Puppy Mills
We're hard-wired to respond to these human baby features, All of this combined stimulates the nurturing hormone oxytocin which makes us feel warm and fuzzy all over. However, if we...
How Oxytocin Might Help Cure Autism
...are the most socially aloof tend to have the lowest levels of oxytocin. There are also studies in monkeys that have measured oxytocin levels in the spinal fluid as well as in the plasma.
