A hormone that enhances one's memory of happy faces
Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:00
in Psychology & Sociology
Oxytocin was originally studied as the 'milk let-down factor,' i.e., a hormone that was necessary for breast-feeding. However, there is increasing evidence that this hormone also plays an important role in social bonding and maternal behaviours...
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