The Hormone That Helps You Read Minds


	The Hormone That Helps You Read Minds

Tommolo

8-28-2007 7:12 PM

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medicine, mind, autism, science, research

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8-29-2007 8:17 PM

pkronfield

And.... <drum role> ...... the stuff can be released into our bodies simply by taking "the little blue pill" ... Viagra!!
So go for it, guys!

8-30-2007 10:06 PM

silvanaraihane

well whatever it is that helps you read minds tommolo, I sure would like to read a few sometimes!

9-8-2007 7:42 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

Oxytocin also floods our bloodstream during orgasm. .

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