The brain does not only communicate through fast electrical impulses; it also relies on slower, more diffuse chemical signals that modulate our emotional and social states over time. A study led by ...

Sex feels good because it stimulates oxytocin, a brain chemical that produces a calm, safe feeling. Oxytocin flows in apes when they groom each other’s fur. Sheep release oxytocin when they stand with ...

Oxytocin has been famously dubbed “the love hormone” for its role in care and social bonding. Psychological studies in humans have shown that oxytocin promotes empathy, increases cooperation in ...