• Lessons in Love From Voles

  • Feb 14 2025
  • Duração: 11 minutos
  • Podcast

Lessons in Love From Voles

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  • For years, scientists have known that oxytocin is important in facilitating the feeling of love in humans. How do they know? Prairie voles. For years, scientists have relied on the cuddly rodents to help us humans understand how this protein works in our brains. But within the past few years, research has complicated that understanding, prompting the question: Can love prevail without the "love" hormone? (encore)

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