Oyxtocin raised by social networking

Paul Zak, a university professor and popular ‘neuroeconominist’, has claimed to have found that oxytocin levels are raised by using social networking sites such as Twitter – just as they are in real face-to-face relationships. The experiment was performed on one person only, but if accepted does appear to have implications both for understanding how oxytocin is triggered [...]

Hugging for Oxytocin and Heart Health!

According to researchers, spending just 20 seconds a day hugging your partner will be enough to increase the level of oxytocin in your body and help improve the health of your heart!  The psychologist Dr. Karen Grewen claims that.. “greater partner support is linked to higher Oxytocin levels for both men and women. However, the [...]


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