Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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REFERENCES 📚
Some of Dan's research on oxytocin:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661320300887
nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08503-8

Original study on oxytocin and trust:
Kosfeld, M., Heinrichs, M., Zak, P. J., Fischbacher, U., & Fehr, E. (2005). Oxytocin increases trust in humans. Nature, 435(7042), 673-676. nature.com/articles/nature03701

The rat pinch study:
Stock, S., & Uvnäs‐Moberg, K. (1988). Increased plasma levels of oxytocin in response to afferent electrical stimulation of the sciatic and vagal nerves and in response to touch and pinch in anaesthetized rats. Acta physiologica scandinavica, 132(1), 29-34.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3223304

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