Famous hormone oxytocin, responsible for the feeling of love for one's neighbor, as can be - depending on the situation - and is responsible for feelings of anxiety and depression. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from Northwestern University (USA).
Science has long been known oxytocin - a hormone that opens the so-called "emotional channels" in the course of communication with the outside world. It oxytocin strengthens and keeps us feeling of love and affection. However, judging by the reactions of laboratory mice, oxytocin also causes them to keep the memory of various negative experiences gained in the social life of a rodent. Lead researcher Helen Radulovic believes that stress is the hormone that activates the brain area that is responsible for the bad and sad memories.
The conclusions reached by the researchers are forced to reconsider the practice of treating depression and may be connected to it new methods of use of oxytocin. It is possible that treatment of depression can be associated with the elimination of the excess of this hormone. (Read more)
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