Thursday, November 30, 2023

Tag: oxytocin

Mourning? – Yes; Forgiveness? – No. Healing from Trauma

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Mourning is the biological process that allows us to relinquish and deactivate the brain mappings that result from trauma. By facing the pain, we can truly put it behind us, where it no longer rules us. In so doing, one writes a new play that is infused with authenticity and love.

ā€œThe Weak Science Behind the Wrongly Named Moral Moleculeā€

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The latest research shows that the effect of the ā€œmoral moleculeā€ oxytocin has a much more complicated effect on human behavior than we think, according to Ed Yong in a recent article for The Atlantic. ā€œSeveral scientists have shown that this tower of evidence for oxytocin’s positive influence is built on weak foundations,ā€ he writes.