Well, the reality is, there is a hormone called oxytocin, that is released in both men and women.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2005] Reference

When a husband or wife lovingly touches one another, a hormone called oxytocin is released.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dakota Voice] Reference

Scientists believe that oxytocin is connected to stress reduction, enhanced sociability, and, possibly, falling in love.    From Wordnik.com.  [inkblurt · Neuroscience and investing choices] Reference

In terms of oxytocin, that is a hormone of attachment and cuddling.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2004] Reference

The second hormone (called oxytocin) makes the milk flow (Figure 3).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 24] Reference

But a hormone released during nursing, called oxytocin, may amplify that bond, Strathearn says.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com News - Top Stories] Reference

It's those very nerves that serve to stimulate us and release oxytocin, which is vital to establishing relations.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

We do know that in healthy people, affectionate physical contact increases oxytocin, which is a "calming" hormone.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

In the first 3-6 months of a relationship, you are likely running on oxytocin, which is a chemical found in chocolate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Psychology Today] Reference

And I recently found out also, apparently, it also causes the body to produce oxytocin, which is the feel-good hormone.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2009] Reference

The mutual caressing of lips and the exchange of spit unleashes bonding chemicals called oxytocin that ease stress hormones in both sexes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aurum3 NewTech] Reference

Because of the "chemical processes" stimulated in the process, such as oxytocin production.    From Wordnik.com.  [Loneliness study: Help! I need somebody] Reference

I just did a search on 'oxytocin' and didn't realize this is produced by touch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

That was about all she could have had if you believe she got overdosed with oxytocin, that is. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Silent Cradle]

That is why scientists need to start looking at hormones such as oxytocin in real-life situations, he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Scientist - Online News] Reference

Team with a close friend and you'll toss in brain chemicals, such as oxytocin with even finer ROI from your game.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

Hormones, such as oxytocin, surge in mothers after labor and during breast-feeding, promoting social and emotional bonding with the infant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American] Reference

Do people with autism have abnormally low levels of oxytocin?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

What would happen if nonautistic people used an oxytocin spray?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

Is it possible that these therapies work by increasing oxytocin levels?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

Paradoxically, the oxytocin made that abnormal decision making even worse.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

By calming down the activity in Area 25, oxytocin also calms down patients.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

It's possible that the oxytocin was stimulating their vasopressin receptors.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

Monkeys deprived of love have low oxytocin levels, and so do kids with autism?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

I can tell you that there are things we know of that can enhance oxytocin levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

With those types of behaviors, we saw a big decrease in response to the oxytocin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

They were better at identifying the tones two weeks after the oxytocin was given.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

Scientists have been experimenting with oxytocin as an autism treatment for years.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

This means: Nobody knows how behavioral therapies for autism affect oxytocin levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

But we seem to get more recruitment of the fusiform gyrus when we administer oxytocin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

  We do know what makes the uterus contract more strongly: oxytocin and prostaglandins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pregnancy Puzzle] Reference

There are also studies in monkeys that have measured oxytocin levels in the spinal fluid as well as in the plasma.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

This means: The data isn't perfect, but children with autism, especially severe cases, seem to have low oxytocin levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

Excerpts below, with our easier-to-understand translation: What is the oxytocin spray actually doing in the brains of these patients?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

Some of it is binding to central oxytocin receptors, and by stimulating those, it's allowing for the laying down of new social memories.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference

High-functioning adults with autism also have a very active Area 25, and in response to the oxytocin, there's a big reduction in activity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ‘Bonding Hormone’ That Might Cure Autism] Reference