Whiff of 'love hormone' helps monkeys show a little kindness (EurekAlert, 5 January 2012)

06 Jan 2012


A study on rhesus macaques published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the hormone oxytocin, delivered via a nebuliser, can influence social behaviour and increase prosocial choices.

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