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Oxytocin also known as the hormone of love is an essential hormone to the human way of life.

-Facilitates breast feeding

-When babies are born it makes mothers naturally love their child

-Makes people more trusting

-Pair bonding (also links in with trust)

Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that acts like a neuromodulator for the brain. Studies show that oxytocin as a hormone reduces anxiety around strangers and makes people more trusting. It helps with the bonding of humans and reduces fear. As proven by Wendy Hi

ll kissing can reduce "cortisol" levels in people and reduce stress.

Lack of oxytocin can lead to: psycopathy, sociopathy and narcissism

Here is a link about Paul Zak's experiment with oxytocin and trust: [] He talks about the experiment we learnt in until around seven and a half minutes - but the rest of his TED talk is also about his research with oxytocin and hormones.

__Wendy Hill's experiment (the kissing experiment)__ Group 1- To kiss for 30 minutes Group 2 - To hold hands for the same amount of time Took the participants' blood and saliva samples. Cortisol level decreased in both males and females Oxytocin level increased in men but stayed the same in women
 * Aim** To see how kissing affects the levels of oxytocin and cortisol
 * Method** Different college-aged couples were divided into two groups:
 * Findings**