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Potential role of ‘love hormone’ oxytocin in brain function revealed
August 4, 2013 by NewsBot
Researchers have deciphered how oxytocin, acting as a neurohormone in the brain, not only reduces background noise, but more importantly, increases the strength of desired signals. These findings may be relevant to autism, which affects one in 88 children in the United States.
