Oxytocin Promotes the Creation of New Neural Connections

  If we asked you to name the first hormone that comes to your mind, what would it be? More than likely, you’d choose oxytocin. This little chemical has enormous powers in the brain. So much so that, every so often, we discover a new function of this chemical known worldwide as the ‘love hormone’. For example, a study conducted by the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium) found that college students who were given an oxytocin nasal spray weren’t reluctant to share painful moments from their past with strangers. As if this fact isn’t striking enough, now, one more piece…