Hug the Monkeytag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1321332010-02-03T09:30:56-08:00how oxytocin, the hormone of love, lets us love and mate TypePadtypepad/kuchinskas/hug_the_monkeyhttp://feedburner.google.comChemistry of Connection at-a-glance -- and freetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e20128775a77eb970c2010-02-03T09:30:56-08:002010-02-03T09:30:56-08:00In the business world, it's all about speed and bullet points. In the realm of love, not so much so. But hey, most of us have a foot in both worlds, so I thought I'd apply business writing principles to...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/02/chemistry-of-connection-ataglance-and-free.htmlNY Mag Gives Props to Dog Lovetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e20128773a7157970c2010-01-31T11:41:08-08:002010-01-31T11:41:08-08:00In a New York Magazine article exploring just how goofy some of us get about our dogs (I'm guilty!), John Homan explores the basis of that love, which is, of course, oxytocin. If you click through from Andrew Sullivan's blog...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/01/ny-mag-gives-props-to-dog-love.htmlOxytocin No Longer the "Shy Hormone"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e20128771c34f7970c2010-01-27T12:15:36-08:002010-01-27T12:17:04-08:00with Jasvir Singh Thinking about oxytocin, once known as the shy hormone, has made a 360 degree turn. Michel Odent, a practitioner who introduced the concept of birthing pools and focuses on the long-term consequences of early experiences, writes that...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/01/oxytocin-no-longer-the-shy-hormone.htmlPillow Talk for Kidstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e2012877051ed3970c2010-01-23T09:24:21-08:002010-01-23T09:24:21-08:00with Jasvir Singh Not enough time to nurture your children in the day? Nurture them in their sleep as well. We are not born knowing how to love—the kind of mothering we get shapes our oxytocin response. How many oxytocin...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/01/pillow-talk-for-kids.htmlThe Peptide That Binds: Overview of Human Researchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451fea369e20120a7d4ce82970b2010-01-14T16:06:09-08:002010-01-14T16:06:09-08:00UC Berkeley researchers just published a review of human oxytocin studies in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. Behavioral Health Central has a brief report. In a nutshell: The researchers concluded: "Key conclusions are (1) human research with intranasal oxytocin has...Susan Kuchinskashttp://www.hugthemonkey.com/2010/01/the-peptide-that-binds-overview-of-human-research.html