There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

The human gut harbours trillions of symbiotic bacteria that play a key role in programming
different aspects of host physiology in health and disease. These intestinal microbes are …

This review examines the hypothesis that oxytocin pathways—which include the
neuropeptide oxytocin, the related peptide vasopressin, and their receptors—are at the …

Maslow's pyramid of human needs, proposed in 1943, has been one of the most cognitively
contagious ideas in the behavioral sciences. Anticipating later evolutionary views of human …

This comprehensive handbook provides a landmark review and synthesis of the current
state of knowledge about attachment and loss in children and adults. Broad in scope, the …

Tan profundo en ciencia como en humanismo, El Error de Descartes nos lleva a concluir
que los organismos humanos están dotados desde su mismo origen con una fuerte pasión …

The neurohypophysial peptide oxytocin (OT) and OT-like hormones facilitate reproduction in
all vertebrates at several levels. The major site of OT gene expression is the magnocellular …

Out of all the human senses, touch is the one that is most often unappreciated, and
undervalued. Yet, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of …

The authors review the theory of romantic, or pair-bond, attachment as it was originally
formulated by C. Hazan and PR Shaver in 1987 and describe how it has evolved over more …