Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.orgM to Science@beehaw.org · 3 years agoA white supremacist took MDMA for a study, and it snapped him out of his beliefs: 'Why am I doing this?'www.insider.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down10
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkA white supremacist took MDMA for a study, and it snapped him out of his beliefs: 'Why am I doing this?'www.insider.comGaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.orgM to Science@beehaw.org · 3 years agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareDr Cog@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 years agoNeuroscientist here. Neuropeptides always have dozens of different uses, and oxytocin is no exception. The idea that it is a “love hormone” is a simplification for the lay person.
minus-squaresmellythief@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoDo you have specific knowledge that oxytocin actually does this though?
Neuroscientist here. Neuropeptides always have dozens of different uses, and oxytocin is no exception. The idea that it is a “love hormone” is a simplification for the lay person.
Do you have specific knowledge that oxytocin actually does this though?