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Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. [4] Present in animals since early stages of evolution, in humans it plays roles in behavior that include social bonding , love , reproduction , childbirth , and the period after childbirth .
The theory was used to critique a previously asserted evolutionary theory of romantic love proposed by Helen Fisher, [3] that romantic love is a form of courtship attraction. [6] Bode's theory explains not only one process in the emergence and subsequent evolution of romantic love, but also proposed a new model of the mechanisms of romantic love.
No study has led to the isolation of true human sex pheromones, although various researchers have investigated the possibility of their existence. [1] [2]Pheromones, in general, are secreted chemical substances by organisms that trigger a social reaction in the same species.
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The following is a list of hormones found in Homo sapiens.Spelling is not uniform for many hormones. For example, current North American and international usage uses [citation needed] estrogen and gonadotropin, while British usage retains the Greek digraph in oestrogen and favours the earlier spelling gonadotrophin.
Researchers in Japan said on Thursday oxytocin, a hormone that among other things helps reinforce bonds between parents and their babies, increases in humans and their dogs when they interact ...
CCTV images have been released of a man who is wanted in connection with an alleged rape. The incident happened in Gloucester city centre on Saturday 21 December.
Oxytocin is released at orgasm and is associated with both sexual pleasure and the formation of emotional bonds. [13] Based on the pleasure model of sexual motivation, the increased sexual pleasure that occurs following oxytocin release may encourage motivation to engage in future sexual activities.