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Oxytocin’s Reputation as the ‘Love Hormone’ Might Be Overrated

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New research Friday might complicate the perception of oxytocin as the so-called “love hormone.” Scientists have found that prairie voles that were genetically bred without oxytocin receptors can still mate with others and breastfeed their children—behaviors long closely linked to the hormone. While oxytocin is still…

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Source: gizmodo.com