Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Turns out that the average hug is just a scant three seconds long, but a 20 second squeeze can unleash oxytocin, the touchy-feely hormone that can calm your nervous system. But is hugging hardwired? Can you be a genetic hug junkie?

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VIDEOS REFERENCED:

BBC NEWS Cuddle Workshop
youtube.com/watch?v=Ia5MzAJCaqQ

2. Serve _ Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry
youtube.com/watch?v=m_5u8-QSh6A

A Bear Hug for Obama
youtube.com/watch?v=WukrR2FowbU

Cat mom hugs baby kitten
youtube.com/watch?v=Vw4KVoEVcr0

Coke Hug Machine
youtube.com/watch?v=A45sjUX7mp0

Don_t stop petting the dog......
youtube.com/watch?v=GaaoXmAKJ7k

Eli Kaldwell - Glitter Hug
youtube.com/watch?v=gJT1td8FIto

Entourage - Ari Gold - Hug it out-1
youtube.com/watch?v=muWxX-qLUl4

Free Hugs Campaign - Official Page (music by Sick Puppies.net)
youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

GUYS_ GUIDE TO HUGGING GUYS
youtube.com/watch?v=v7CMqeVYkDo

HOW TO BRO HUG
youtube.com/watch?v=A4ZVN-9knN8

How to give the perfect man hug
youtube.com/watch?v=JUdWApwbudQ

Hug E Gram _ HugEGram Commercial - Complete fail
youtube.com/watch?v=cPoDIhTRo1k

Hug The Bear - DanceCloob
youtube.com/watch?v=nBxxgyyKwhQ

Bio Hug Vest - סרט תדמיתי ביו האג
youtube.com/watch?v=Z98wBTfI0TY

Sense-Roid_ Emotional Haptic Communication with Yourself
youtube.com/watch?v=vw5pFZaiuCg

Sense-Roid_ Emotional Haptic Communication with Yourself #DigInfo
youtube.com/watch?v=dDqIVzCRAr8

Hugging People
youtube.com/watch?v=8ybXnSkqayY

Julia Mancuso Fail Hug Olympics 2010 Vancouver
youtube.com/watch?v=lJtIYrqcprc

Lost in translation, Karaoke
youtube.com/watch?v=pLXJhTDVoZQ

Naked Gun Love Scene
youtube.com/watch?v=7YFC0O393DQ

Napoleon Dynamite Dance and Reverse
youtube.com/watch?v=SXHxxj1oBeI

Oxytocin
youtube.com/watch?v=KlUJ5ESoUw8

Presidential Chest Bump
youtube.com/watch?v=qRJkMl4Z2mM

Rainy Day Singing | Mom & Baby
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SEROTONIN _ ANXIETY_ SEROTONIN RECEPTORS
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Sociology_ Social Interaction
youtube.com/watch?v=AnaFHvpjHQo

The Benefits of Deep Breathing
youtube.com/watch?v=1WMt_1jw47Q

The Big Bang Theory - Sheldon hugs Penny
youtube.com/watch?v=dyQz8jWAl7s

The Power of a Hug - Friendships - ReachOut.com
youtube.com/watch?v=khwGM8IHOBc

The World_s Most Contagious Prank
youtube.com/watch?v=H9vztQ7Z9sQ

Thermal imaging showing human breath
youtube.com/watch?v=DPMfv-CstN8

!JUICEBOX!
youtube.com/watch?v=ry1tNGC6npg