Voles show care for and comfort distressed mates
A study from Emory University looking into prairie voles' consoling behaviors provides new evidence in support of animal empathy. The ...
Tag: oxytocin
How oxytocin and THC stimulate social interactions
A new study from the University of California looks at the link between the bonding hormone oxytocin and the effect ...
Love Hormone might help men lose weight
A study conducted on a small number of men concluded that the "love hormone" oxytocin may reduce appetite, helping men ...
Drunken rats in the attic? No problem, sober them up with some oxytocin
The love hormone, oxytocin, was found to neutralize the motor deficiency effects of alcohol in rats, sobering them up. The ...
Remembering faces is influenced by genetics. Face recognition gene found
Some people just have the knack of remembering the face of everyone they've met in their lives, while others, on ...
The Science of Love and Dating
If you find love and dating confusing, you've come to the right place. You see, while love and the intricate ...
Niceness is in your genes: scientists find pro-social behavior is influenced by genetics
A study performed last year observed that identical twins, who share 100% of the same genetic material and had the ...
Trust or not – you only need 20 seconds
Humans are hot-wired to scan other people in their surroundings, and determine whether their trust worthy or not, all by ...
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