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Twitter and the Cuddle Hormone
An American researcher has claimed that Twitter, and other social networking sites, can trigger the cuddle hormone oxytocin being released in the brain, just as it is by real relationships. Paul Zak, neuroeconomist at Claremont Graduate University in California, tested this recently on a journalist Adam Penenberg who was writing about Zak’s work for this [...]
Comments OffJul 15th, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized -
Why women need cuddling..and oxytocin!
The Examiner explains why cuddling their partners is so important to women. Essentially, cuddling is a survival need for women. Women need to establish an emotional bond with whoever they are having sex with, otherwise they are in danger of being left carrying any resulting baby. Cuddling raises oxytocin in women and makes them feel good [...]
Jun 8th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized