[Servant of the 9]

Stepford Wives, Part II

So9

[martin_fierro]

Scientists Experiment With 'Trust' Hormone

I believe them.

[al baby]

American scientists demonstrate in new experiments with a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin

Was Rush in on it ?

[Ichneumon]

After a few squirts, human subjects were significantly more trusting and willing to invest money with no ironclad promise of a profit.

Hmm... Is that actually invoking "trust" in the subjects -- or gullibility?

[grobdriver]

"Oxytocin causes a substantial increase in trusting behavior,"

We gotta find out who's putting this stuff in the Republican water pitchers in DC!

[RichInOC]

Servant...you didn't use the "Trust Me" tagline?

[MeanWestTexan]

Coming to a casino's A/C system soon.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Look, somebody wrote "gullible" on the ceiling!

[P-Marlowe]

I don't trust these scientists.

[FreedomNeocon]

Huh... so you get someone 'stoned' and they are easier to trick.

Whats the science here?

I discovered similar effects in college after a few dozen shots of JD, my friend trusted me when I told him the officer would think it was funny if he took a whiz on the squad car parked outside the bar.

[dighton]

Interesting science, curious statement:

After a few squirts, human subjects were significantly more trusting and willing to invest money with no ironclad promise of a profit.

Call me oxytocin-deprived, if you like, for treating any “ironclad promise of a profit” with grave suspicion.

[Millee]

Great. I'm sure the creeps at NAMBLA are waiting for this with baited breath.

[Theophilus]

Oxytocin causes contractions (orgasm, labor etc), Pitocin is the synthetic form of oxytocin. Interesting article.

[Larry Lucido]

Will it make a girl believe a guy when he says "I love you" or "Sure, I'll call you tomorrow"? Could be quite a market for this, if so.

[QQQQQ]

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[QQQQQ]

Conversely, maybe people who are easily trusting and easily conned have an overabuncance of oxytocin, and their gullible behavior could be counteracted by some medication, which would counteract the effect of the hormone.

[RhoTheta]

Pitocin Ping.

[wideminded]

I have heard that oxytocin has also been linked with the greater toleration by women of repetitive work.

[Paradox]

Oxytocin is a remarkable hormone, responsible for a whole host of emotional and physical responses. From love, to birthing labor.

[Lil'freeper]

IIRC, oxytocin is the hormone that makes cows release their milk.

[joesnuffy]

"Oxytocin causes a substantial increase in trusting behavior," Fehr and his colleagues reported.

The bad news is...you begin lactating profusely..