the stress harming your health? There would be an inexpensive but effective remedy to reduce the influence of stress on our daily lives. Maintaining strong friendly relations between men, according to the results of a study published in the medical journal Neuropsychopharmacology. Conclusions obtained on rats.
Researchers at the University of Berkeley (United States) carried out experiments to understand what could reduce the impact of stress. They subjected rats to confinement and solitude thus causing moderate stress.
In times of stress, friendship can increase resilience
During the experiment, the level of oxytocin (the pleasure hormone) was analyzed. This hormone naturally synthesized by the body in the brain and stored in the hypothalamus (a small gland nestled in the brain), promotes contractions during childbirth, would incite men to be more faithful. According to this new study, it would also be able to reduce the effects of stress.
The scientists observed that as soon as the rodents were put in contact with their congeners, they developed a strong social capacity, a keen sense of sharing and showed themselves to be particularly affective. As soon as the rats came out of their isolation, their oxytocin levels increased. Which made them even more sociable and less stressed.
“We believe that oxytocin, released in the body after the stressful event, allows people to come together in difficult times”, explains Sandra Muroy of the department of interactive biology at the University of Berkeley, quoted by WhyDoctor. “This rapprochement promotes the creation of strong bonds, sharing, and the alleviation of fear”.
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