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Oxytocin is a hormone released to trigger labour in pregnant women and also helps bonding with the newborn child.
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Oxytocin is a hormone released to trigger labour in pregnant women and also helps bonding with the newborn child.
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Dan - It's possible that women bond with children because of the birth process, and after, because of the nursing process, which releases a compound known as Oxytocin, which is related to social bonding in mammals.
Where am I inconsistent? Steven Barnes 2009
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She's been quote outspoken about Keroack's wacky theories - most recently in Stacy Schiff's NYT piece last week where she calls Oxytocin the Glinda the Good Witch of her field.
Romi Lassally: Too Much Sex = Failed Relationships: What Will They Think of Next? 2008
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Oxytocin is also thought to reduce stress levels, which again could lead to relaxation and sleepiness.
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The author at Financial Rounds in a related article titled Oxytocin and Trust via Econolog writes:
Real News in Neuroeconomics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Oxytocin, which is linked to a pleasurable sense of relaxation, and prolactin, which is linked to sleep is released in a man†™ s brain after an orgasm.
The Times of India 2010
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There's this peptide called Oxytocin produced in the body during orgasm ... it can make you more trusting and co-operative. "
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New electronic hot-topic Kid Adrift has announced the release of his EP 'Oxytocin', which will be dropping on July 13th.
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'' 'Oxytocin' '' is a naturally secreted [[hormone]] that is important in milk letdown and the contraction of the smooth uterine muscles during the birthing process in [[mammal]] s, including [[cow]] s and [[human]] s.
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