The results indicate that the biology underlying pair bonding and parenting aren’t purely dictated by the receptors for oxytocin.
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- Family & Relationship
- Health & Medicine
‘Love Hormone’ Revealed to Have Heart Healing Properties
by News Releaseby News ReleaseCardiomyocytes typically die off in great numbers after a heart attack. Because they are highly specialised cells, they can’t replenish themselves.
- Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
The Effects of Oxytocin on Social Anxiety Depend on Location, Location, Location
by Psychregby PsychregStudies have long suggested that oxytocin regulates prosocial behaviour such as empathy, trust and bonding.
- Health & Medicine
Love Hormone Also Forms Important Link Between Stress and Digestive Problems
by Psychregby PsychregNew research shows that oxytocin, known as the love hormone, plays an important role in stress’ disruption of digestion.
- Mind & Brain
‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin Could Be Used to Treat Cognitive Disorders Like Alzheimer’s
by Psychregby PsychregStudies in animal models have found that increasing the aggregation of Aβ in the hippocampus, the brain’s main learning and memory centre.