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No.1 Neuroscientist: Why You Should Always Look Into Someone’s Left Eye! & How Stress Leaks Through Skin, Is Contagious & Gives You Belly Fat! Dr. Tara Swart

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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The Bonding Power of left Eye Contact

A baby's ability to understand emotions and develop pro-social behavior starts with eye contact with the mother. The most bonding eye contact is when the right eye of the mother gazes into the left eye of the baby. This eye contact triggers a bonding response and releases the bonding hormone oxytocin. Looking into someone's left eye can be a trick to enhance bonding and trust.

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