If you hug someone for seven seconds, it gives you a chemical drop in your brain. — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
Hugging for 20 seconds releases oxytocin, which can cause you to trust someone more — Ritzy Copy Share Image
There was something about Ash that made every hormone in her body stand up and pant for more — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
Q: What's the difference between an enzyme and a hormone? A: You can't hear an enzyme. — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
More of us may be affected by variant hormone levels than we realize. — Mary Lou Jepsen Copy Share Image
“They say that if you hug a person for at least twenty seconds you both release the calming and friendship-making hormone oxytocin.” — Christine DeSmet Copy Share Image
“You need to be careful about being overweight as a man, as excessive fat produces the female hormone estrogen.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Kung healing elements ang endorphin, serotonin at dopamine, lason naman sa ating katawan ang toxic emotions.” — Gerardo V. Cabochan Copy Share Image
Oxytocin is lauded for how it promotes warmth, generosity, social bonding, cooperation, trust, and compassion. — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
When dogs and humans make eye contact, that actually releases what's known as the love hormone, oxytocin, in both the dog and… — Brian Hare Copy Share Image
Give lab rats oxytocin and, according to that meme, they get better at talking about their feelings and sing like Joan Baez. — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
When you massage someone, the levels of oxytocin go up in the brain, and oxytocin is one of the chemicals that drives… — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
Oxytocin connects us to other people; oxytocin makes us feel what other people feel. And it's easy to cause people's brains to… — Paul J. Zak Copy Share Image
One of the fundamental scientific discoveries of the dog-human relationship is that when a dog looks into his master's eyes, you have… — Bill Foster Copy Share Image
“Infuse oxytocin into the brain of a virgin rat, and she’ll act maternally—retrieving, grooming, and licking pups. Block the actions of oxytocin… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“D.O.S.E meaning the natural production of ‘feel-good’ brain chemicals such as: --Dopamine (responsible for intense pleasure.) --Oxytocin (known as the love hormone.)… — M.P. Neary Copy Share Image
“Infuse oxytocin into the brain of a virgin rat, and she’ll act maternally—retrieving, grooming, and licking pups. Block the actions of oxytocin… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
It is important to understand that while oxytocin may be the hub of the evolution of the social brain in mammals, it… — Patricia Churchland Copy Share Image
“Orgasms release endorphins leading to feelings of contentment, joy, and satisfaction. Oxytocin promotes pair bonding and attachment.” He scrubs at his face.… — Leta Blake Copy Share Image
“Norepinephrine and dopamine typically underpin “romantic love,” endorphins and oxytocin link mother to child and friend to friend, anandamide and serotonin deepen… — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
Testosterone is the hormone of collaboration and competition that, whenever we compete on a team, we collaborate with our teammates. And most… — Po Bronson Copy Share Image
“love: a chemical history. ...The second stage, attraction, is governed by dopamine and serotonin. When, for example, couples report feeling indescribably happy… — Nicola Yoon Copy Share Image
“Winning the love of a higher-status person is a widespread strategy for stimulating serotonin. Of course, we don’t consciously equate love with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The situation with regard to insulin is particularly clear. In many parts of the world diabetic children still die from lack of… — Charles Herbert Best Copy Share Image
“Thus, oxytocin and vasopressin facilitate bonding between parent and child and between couples.fn10 Now for something truly charming that evolution has cooked… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“there are studies showing that one oxytocin receptor gene variant is associated with extreme aggression in kids, as well as a callous,… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
Male love circuits get an extra kick when stress levels are high. After an intense physical challenge, for instance, males will bond… — Louann Brizendine Copy Share Image
“Because loving is reciprocal physiologic influence, it entails a deeper and more literal connection than most realize. Limbic regulation affords lovers the… — Thomas Lewis Copy Share Image
“What science offers for explaining the feelings we experience when believing in God or falling in love is complementary, not conflicting; additive,… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
When I was put on the hormone testosterone, it made me gain 40 pounds. I was almost 170, which is very heavy… — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
Oxytocin is the hormone of love. We share it when we have a good conversation, we share it when we make love,… — Robin Lim Copy Share Image
“One of the strangest experiences I had in life was watching my professional astronomy girlfriend turn into a lesbian.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“Kissing releases dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin—hormones and neurotransmitters that make you feel motivated, aroused, connected, and content,” — Daphne Nur Oz Copy Share Image
Menopause is your return to where you were before, when your hormone levels are the same as a pre-adolescent girl's. — Sandra Tsing Loh Copy Share Image