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Wonder if oxytocin is regulated enough to stop car dealers and pick up artists from wearing it as cologne. Also can you source the inhalation comment? The wikip
by nopassrecover 16y ago
Wonder if oxytocin is regulated enough to stop car dealers and pick up artists from wearing it as cologne. Also can you source the inhalation comment? The wikipedia article is contradictory e.g. "(for injected cows) It is a mistaken notion that oxytocin produces extra milk. Although it increases milk flow, it can also cause painful contractions in the animal's uterus"
- dopamine 16y agoHere are the research articles about the effects of oxytocin on human social behavior: Trust: http://www.socialbehavior.unizh.ch/static/home/heinrichs/downloads/Oxytocin_Increases_Trust_in_Humans_Nature.pdf http://www.socialbehavior.unizh.ch/static/home/heinrichs/dow... Empathy/generosity: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040517/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2040517/ Both studies use intranasal inhalers to deliver oxytocin to the subjects. I doubt that you would be able to deliver sufficient quantities by wafting it in the air. If anything, it would have a stronger effect on the stop car dealers and pick up artists themselves, so THEY would trust YOU more :) About the wikipedia article: when I mentioned the effect of oxytocin on maternal behavior above, I didn't mean specifically on breastfeeding or lactation, but on the general care that is given by mothers to their pups (such as grooming, bringing them to their nest, etc.).