Exploring the effects of oxytocin and vasopressin on bonding and monogamy in animals, including a study on prairie voles and montane voles. Also discussing the potential link between vasopressin receptors and relationship satisfaction in men, and the question of whether we have control over these brain chemicals.
You’ve heard of adrenaline, oxytocin and cortisol, but what about glutamate and GABA?
And how much do you really know about the chemicals coursing through your brain?
On All in the Mind this week, we take a whistle stop tour through your brain to learn how various chemicals influence our behaviour.