Tag Archives: Oxytocin

Air Force Testing Oxytocin as "Trust Level"

Posted on February 17, 2012 by HugTheMonkey

Can levels of oxytocin in the blood indicate how trustworthy you are? The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB will spend $1 million to try to find out. Air Force psychologist James Christensen is monitoring the blood oxytocin levels… Continue reading →

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Romantic Movies Warm You Up

Posted on February 15, 2012 by HugTheMonkey

A study found that people who drank cold tea were more likely to choose a romantic movie than those who quaffed hot tea. Researchers Jiewen Hong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) and Yacheng Sun (University of Colorado, Boulder)… Continue reading →

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Self-Worth, Respect and Oxytocin

Posted on February 1, 2012 by HugTheMonkey

Sure, there’s a connection between how we’re treated and our feelings of self-worth. Is there also an oxytocin connection? Nekole Shapiro of EmbodiedBirth speaks to the connection between how a woman feels about herself sexually– whether on a date or… Continue reading →

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Empathy Linked to Gene — and We Can Tell

Posted on November 18, 2011 by HugTheMonkey

Variations in the genes for oxytocin receptors may influence empathy — and we can tell who’s got them in 20 seconds. In the study, by Aleksandr Kogan of UC Berkeley, 24 couples provided DNA samples and then the couples recounted… Continue reading →

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Sweet Smell of Birth

Posted on October 4, 2011 by HugTheMonkey

Evidently, there is a characteristic odor that comes when a woman in natural labor is close to giving birth — and it’s lovely. http://blogs.babble.com/being-pregnant/2011/10/03/what-does-birth-smell-like/ According to this article on Babble.com: It’… Continue reading →

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