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Social Connection, Survival, and the Neurobiology of Relationships

Trauma Rewired

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The Effects of Crying on the Nervous System

Crying is a signal starting at an early age to our caregivers and to the people around us that we need help. Scientists have found some evidence that emotional tears are actually chemically different from the ones that people shed while they're topping onions. And in addition, there are enzymes and lipids and makeup of the tears that make them more viscous, more sticky.

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