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Hitchhiking as a Moral Molecule

Alice Carey | Posted 05.14.2012

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I've come to believe that hitching is a transcendent pleasure available to everyone.

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The Chemical That Makes You Fall In Love

Paul J. Zak | Posted 05.12.2012

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Our brains are awash in a sea of hormones. Is it any wonder love still baffles us? But, here's some news you can use: Don't look for the perfect partner. Look for someone who wants to trade oxytocin.

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'Trust Molecule' Dictates How We Form Relationships, Expert Writes

online.wsj.com | Posted 04.30.2012

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The Real Key To A Lasting Relationship?

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 02.29.2012

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The key to long-lasting love isn't trust, communication or even a hot sex life, says a new study. It's oxytocin. Oxytocin is a hormone that's been...

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Are Some Women Genetically Hard-Wired To Divorce?

Posted 02.27.2012

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Swedish scientists have discovered a gene that may explain why some women have a hard time committing, or staying committed, should they marry. Ac...

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Autism: A Year In Review

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.04.2012

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A recent, welcome trend in scientific literature is one that celebrates the unique perspective, focus, and creativity seen in the autistic community, instead of fixating on deficits alone.

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WATCH: Let's Talk About Sex: The Science of Love

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.25.2011

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Neuroscientists have shown that in some ways, love is similar to addiction.

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INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: This Is Your Brain On Love

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 11.23.2011

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Here's an interactive roadmap of the brain on love.

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Failure To Launch

Wendy Dennis | Posted 12.07.2011

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I used to think that adolescence was the rough ride of parenthood and that once it was over I could cruise to the finish line. But the one thing they ...

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The Path From Heart Disease To Heart Health

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.06.2011

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You might have heard the expression "You're as young as your arteries," and it's true. But keeping your arteries young can seem like a mysterious thing for many people. Now some clarity is at hand, and it's worth pausing to consider.

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Why 'Friends With Benefits' Is Ideal For New Divorcees

Vicki Larson | Posted 09.25.2011

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Hollywood always seems to be a little behind the times. Twice this year the big screen has explored a sexual concept that's almost at the ho-hum stage...

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The Chemicals Of Care: How Self-Compassion Manifests In Our Bodies

Kristin Neff | Posted 08.27.2011

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The power of self-compassion is not just an idea; it's very real and actually manifests in our bodies. When we soothe our own pain, we are tapping into the mammalian care-giving system.

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Why We Don't Need God to Be Good (and What Religious Folk Don't Want You to Know)

Mark Matousek | Posted 11.17.2011

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It is through mirror neurons -- not God -- that we redeem ourselves, achieve salvation, and are "reborn" in virtuous ways once co-opted by religions. Evolution knew what she was doing.

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Are We Wired For Feelings Of Elevation?

Mark Matousek | Posted 11.17.2011

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The mere act of witnessing character, virtue, beauty, and truth tickles our vagus nerve, which stimulates oxytocin production and evokes in us the desire to be better people living better lives.

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Seven Signs He's Your Own Prince Charming

Barbara Hayes | Posted 11.17.2011

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Prince William may be taken by Kate Middleton, but the great example set by this delightful couple provides terrific lessons in how to find your own charming prince.

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America's Working Women: Stress, Health and Well-Being

BJ Gallagher | Posted 11.17.2011

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March 8th is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, which seems like the perfect occasion to get the scoop on the "State of America's Working Women."

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Why You're Not Married

Tracy McMillan | Posted 05.24.2012

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If you're having sex outside committed relationships, you will have to stop. Why? Because past a certain age, casual sex is like recreational heroin -- it doesn't stay recreational for long.

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Does 'Love Hormone' Oxytocin Promote Racism?

The Observer | Elizabeth Heathcote | Posted 11.17.2011

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Carsten de Dreu, 44, a professor of psychology at the University of Amsterdam... has been exploring the role of the "love" hormone oxytocin in group d...

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I'll Have What She's Having: How Mirror Neurons and Music Increase Pleasure

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

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Do you have music playing when you make love? I hope you do so let's assume you do. Do you notice that you like to put on the same play list, over and over, at least some of the time? The one you remember having the best lovemaking to?

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The Really Good News About Stress

health.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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While chronic or extreme stress levels have been linked to heart disease and hypertension, among other things, research suggests that moderate levels ...

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The Science Behind Feeling Good While Social Networking

April Rudin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Neuro-economist Paul J. Zak has discovered, and scientifically proven for the first time, that social networking triggers the release of the feel-good hormone, Oxytocin.

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More On The Bridges From Love To Fear

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

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hese are just some of the many reasons that love can turn to fear, but if we look at these more deeply, how can we think about them? And what can we do about them?

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Sex For Sleep?

Linda E. Savage | Posted 11.17.2011

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There are many ways using sex to help one sleep can be misused--so let me list some of these ways so I won't be quoted as "sex therapist says you should have sex to get to sleep."

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Hormone Oxytocin Linked To Kindness

nytimes.com | Natalie Angier | Posted 11.17.2011

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Be thankful for your brain's supply of oxytocin, the celebrated peptide hormone that helps lubricate our every prosocial exchange that make human soci...

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Pleasure Fibers & Touch: Pleasuring Me Pleasures You

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Oxytocin, Suzie Heumann, Sensual Massage, Mindfulness, Spiritual Sex, Sensual, Skin, Pleasure, Sexual, Touch, Nerve Endings, Fingertips, Dr. Daniel Amen, Tantric Sex, Sacred Sex, Healthy Living News

Very recent studies indicate that in addition to the regular nerves we have buried in our skin there are some new types that have been discovered...They are purely pleasure fibers and have a direct route to the brain.

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