Oxytocin promotes social behaviors and helps maintain relationships. But clinical trials in patients with autism show variability in how consistently oxytocin improves these behaviors. Steve Chang, ...

The autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) could help you access an altered sense of consciousness, research suggests. Oxytocin, colloquially known as the love hormone, is largely responsible for ...

But there’s another feel-good neurotransmitter that’s gaining some attention on social media: anadamide. This compound, also known as the “bliss molecule,” is building a reputation for producing ...

Research indicates that cats, often perceived as independent, foster a unique bond with humans through brain chemistry.

In the quiet corridors of UCLA Health, researchers uncovered a surprising aid in the fight against obesity, not a new diet, ...

Perhaps thanks to the way that people think of them as some kind of magic potion, hormones such as testosterone or oxytocin can acquire an aura of positive or negative prejudice. Indeed, testosterone ...