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How Dads bond with toddlers: Brain scans link oxytocin to paternal nurturing

February 17, 2017 by

Fathers given boosts of the hormone oxytocin show increased activity in brain regions associated with reward and empathy when viewing photos of their toddlers, a new study finds.

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