Oxytocin: The Hormone of Hype, Hope, and Healing
- Source: The Neuroethics Blog
Feb 16, 2017
Due to his work interrogating the role of certain chemicals in vole behavior at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Larry Young has come across the problem of his results being portrayed hyperbolically, as the science sometimes goes to fictional lengths.
Yet this work has important implications for mental health. To demonstrate this exaggeration as well as its potential, I am going to address: the buildup of the oxytocin hype, the translation of the research, and the ethical implications in humans.
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About the Contributor
Shweta Sahu is a recent graduate of Emory University, where she earned her BS in neuroscience and behavioral biology.
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