Oxytocin

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• The Narrow Line Between Love and Jealousy

  
  Shrink Rap — Authority: 433
  A new study carried out at the University of Haifa has found that the hormone oxytocin, which is also known as the “love hormone”, and which affects behaviors such as trust, empathy and generosity, also affects opposite behaviors, such as jealousy and gloating. “Subsequent to these findings, we assume that the ...
  12 hours ago

• The Mysteries of Pair Bonding (Part II)

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  In Part I , we looked at the neurochemical reality that lies behind our instincts to fall in (and out of) love. We saw that our ancestors may have been pair bonders for a very long time, implying that pair bonding serves important ends for our species. We observed that the same bonding behaviors  that ...
  1 day ago

• A Boys Choice: Purpose or Aggression

  
  Hug the Monkey — Authority: 112
  Theres an excellent interview with Michael Gurian in Scouting Magazine .  Michael Gurian is author of many books on parenting boys that are based on brain science. I love his approach, which is to channel a boys higher levels of testosterone away from violence and toward a higher purpose. Remember, boys brains ...
  5 days ago

• Nesting and Oxytocin: New Link

  
  Hug the Monkey — Authority: 112
  I believe that "nesting behavior" can help humans improve their oxytocin response. In examining my own journey in learning to connect with other people in positive ways, I think that buying my first home was a key step in my healing. In psychological terms, I learned to nurture myself, giving myself the experience of ...
  1 week ago

• You, Your Diary and Oxytocin

  
  Hug the Monkey — Authority: 112
  In 2008, researchers found that people who had spent time writing about their core values were less defensive and more open tohearing information about health -- maybe because the activity releasesoxytocin. And James Pennebaker of the University of Texas found that journalingimproves the immune system. Because ...
  1 week ago

• What you can do if you suspect abuse

  
  Holy Hormones, Honey! — Authority: 140
  Bermuda Sun by Christine Rhodes October 23, 2009 Part 3 of 3 Women are particularly susceptible to bonding with those who traumatize them due to a hormone known as oxytocin. Oxytocin is ­referred to as the bonding hormone and is the chemical that starts the birthing process. It is the reason why a woman has ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sex Anyone?

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 596
  Sex helps lose weight. Twenty six calories are reduced with an hour of kissing while 150 calories are lost in 30 minutes of making love. Sex lowers blood pressure and overall stress reduction. Sex relieves headace. The brain releases endorphin as the body undergoes pleasure. The endorphin hormone has a natural ...
  2 weeks ago

• New Genetic Link between Autism and Oxytocin

  
  Hug the Monkey — Authority: 112
  A new study from Duke University Medical Center found a "genetic signature" that correlates autism with deficiencies in how the brain process oxytocin. Oxytocin researchers for a long time have suspected that theres some connection, because some of the key symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, involve reduced ...
  2 weeks ago

• Odent Tells Men to Butt Out of Childbirth -- Again

  
  Hug the Monkey — Authority: 112
  I really respect Michael Odent for helping to spread the word about the importance of natural childbirth. But I find it hard to accept his reasoning that men shouldnt feel pressured to be present for the birth of their babies. Odent made these statements more than a year ago, and hes still at it. In advance of an ...
  3 weeks ago

• The drug problem at Morphine…

  
  Morphine Nation — Authority: 136
  There I said it. It was hard but…I did it and outed all you closet junkies and fiends. Let the hating commence… But, come on-with a name like Morphine…what did you expect to find here? Basement dwellers who play online PC games and whittle away their lives in search of a 67 skill level? Egotistical control ...
  3 weeks ago

• Men should not attend the birth of their child says leading obstetrician

  
  Baby Chums — Authority: 583
  Men attending the birth of their child can make labor ‘more painful and more difficult’ for women claims the doctor. Many men are excited about their new children and want to be with their partner when she gives birth. However, a leading obstetrician claims that during childbirth men create problems for the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Give to Get: The Power of Giving, a new and inspiring book

  
  Hug the Monkey — Authority: 112
  When they hear about how oxytocin lets us connect with others while it keeps us healthy and happy, most people ask, "How can I get more?" Wed all love to be able to pop a pill to instantly boost our oxytocin. Wouldnt it be great if whenever we felt lonely or disconnected, we could quickly get an oxytocin buzz? ...
  4 weeks ago

• WAY-267464: The Love and Connection Drug?

  
  Hug the Monkey — Authority: 112
  Jett asked me about WAY-267,464 , after finding this Wikipedia entry on it. After looking through my archives, I found that I had discussed this potential drug that Wyeth is working on with Dr. Robert Ring, Head of Molecular Neurobiology, Depression & Anxiety Disorders, Discovery Neuroscience, WyethResearch . ...
  4 weeks ago

• Oxytocin, PTSD and Ecstasy

  
  Hug the Monkey — Authority: 112
  Ive written a couple of times about the prospects for using the drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. See Ecstasy Drug Could be PTSD Breakthrough and Ecstasy Helps PTSD Treatment . It turns out that MDMA causes the brain to release oxytocin, which, when MDMA is used ...
  8 weeks ago

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