Oxytocin – Knowing Neurons

COVID-19 and Mental Health: How Social Isolation Impacts Your Brain

July 27, 2020July 25, 2020 Sophia La Banca Anxiety, Brain, Communication, covid-19, depression, mental health, Oxytocin, social isolation, stress response

Currently, we are facing one of the worst pandemics in human history. Since our means to fight the virus are still limited, social distancing has been the best way to… Read more

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Heightened Senses: Cross-Modal Neuroplasticity

February 27, 2014March 5, 2017 Jillian L. Shaw 2014, Autism, Cross-modal plasticity, Learning, Nature Neuroscience, Oxytocin, Oxytocin mediates early experience–dependent cross-modal plasticity in the sensory cortices, Sensory cortex, Sensory deprivation, Visual cortex, Yu, Zheng

Envision this scenario. It’s the end of a grueling hike and you’re racing back to civilization along a trail in the mountains as darkness falls. You’ve become separated from your… Read more

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The Newest Cupid on the Block: Epigenetics

June 10, 2013March 5, 2017 Anita 2013, Acetylation, Epigenetics, Histone, Histone Acetylation, Histone deacetylase inhibitor, Histone deacetylase inhibitors facilitate partner preference formation in female prairie voles, Histones, Hui Wang, Love, Mohamed Kabbaj, Monogamy, Nature Neuroscience, Nucleus accumbens, Oxytocin, Pair-bond, Pair-bonding, Prairie Voles, Trichostatin A, Vasopressin

Genes are no different from individuals. Sometimes they behave in a simple, logical way. Other times, they are unpredictable and influenced by their surroundings. The central dogma (DNA to RNA to… Read more

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Social Grooming: It’s not just for monkeys and prairie voles!

February 20, 2013March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber #groom, C fibers, Cats, Endorphins, feel-good, Grooming, Humans, Monkeys, Oxytocin, Pair-bond, Prairie Voles, Social Bond, Social grooming

Have you ever noticed how much time cats spend cleaning themselves? I’m sure they believe that “cleanliness is next to Godliness,” but spending 15% of their day grooming seems a… Read more

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Why Prairie Voles Fall in Love: A Chemical Romance

February 13, 2013March 5, 2017 JuanVelasquez 2013, Animals models, Hormones, Love, Oxytocin, Pair-bond, Pair-bonding, Prairie Voles, Vasopressin

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, the most romantic day of the year. Couples will stroll down the lane, gaze into each other’s eyes, and experience one of the most enigmatic feelings… Read more

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Love is in the air! Or is that oxytocin?

February 11, 2013March 5, 2017 Jooyeun Lee 2012, Hormone, Hurlemann, Hypothalamus, Journal of Neuroscience, Love, Oxytocin, Oxytocin Modulates Social Distance between Males and Females, Scheele, Valentine’s Day

Have you noticed the chocolates wrapped in bright red paper, teddy bears holding pink hearts in all the stores, and the endless supply of diamond commercials on television? Indeed, this… Read more