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Romero T, Nagasawa M, Mogi K, Hasegawa T, Kikusui T. 2014. Oxytocin…
Romero T, Nagasawa M, Mogi K, Hasegawa T, Kikusui T. 2014. Oxytocin promotes social bonding in dogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(25):9085–9090. doi:10.1073/pnas.1322868111. https://www.pnas.org/content/111/25/9085.
Understanding the process of creating social bonds will aid in us understanding the evolution of cooperation and individual social skills (Romero et al. 2014).
Sociability evolved to increase an individual's ability to find and defend food and reduce risk of predation (Romero et al. 2014)
The quantity and quality of social relationships in humans lead to improved mental health and higher life expectancy(Romero et al. 2014)
Brain systems involving necessary maternal care for offsprings probably motivated the establishment of relationships among members of the same group (Romero et al. 2014).
Neuropeptide oxytocin may play an important role in social behavior such as social memory, peer recognition, pair bonding, parental care and sexual behavior (Romero et al. 2014).
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Affiliation with Owners.
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Dogs that were administered neuropeptide oxytocin had more affiliation with their owners than those with the control. (Romero et al. 2014)
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Neuropeptide oxytocin spray causes an increase its percentage in plasma suggesting that it is being transnasally placed into the brain (Romero et al. 2014)
Neuropeptide oxytocin levels were measured to urine to determine whether endocrine neuropeptide oxytocin could effect outside neuropeptide oxytocin (Romero et al. 2014)
Research showed that oxytocin motivates social bonding and that social positive behaviors releases oxytocin (Romero et al. 2014).