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watertank ([personal profile] watertank) wrote2007-02-18 11:43 am

Psych 156 Human Emotion

How stress affects our life
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers


oxytocin - the hormon of love, trust, and monogamy

oxytocin specifically affects an individual's willingness to accept social risks arising through interpersonal interactions. These results concur with animal research suggesting an essential role for oxytocin as a biological basis of prosocial approach behaviour. Nature 435, 673-676 (2 June 2005)

women usually have 7 times higher blood level of oxytocin than men.

small doses contained in chocholate

relased during orgasm in both partners