A key hormone helps determine whether we will trust lovers, friends or business contacts, scientists claim.
Exposure to an oxytocin "potion" led people to be more trusting, tests by University of Zurich researchers found.
They say in Nature the finding could help people with conditions such as autism, where relating to others can be a problem.
But one expert warned it could be misused by politicians who want to persuade more people to back them.
Oxytocin is a molecule produced naturally in the hypothalamus area of the brain which regulates a variety of physiological processes, including emotion.
It also acts on other brain regions whose function is associated with emotional and social behaviours, such as the amygdala.
And animal studies have shown oxytocin is linked to bonding between males and females and mother infant bonding.
Reaping rewards
The Swiss team suspected the same effect may occur in humans.......
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Exposure to an oxytocin "potion" led people to be more trusting, tests by University of Zurich researchers found.
They say in Nature the finding could help people with conditions such as autism, where relating to others can be a problem.
But one expert warned it could be misused by politicians who want to persuade more people to back them.
Oxytocin is a molecule produced naturally in the hypothalamus area of the brain which regulates a variety of physiological processes, including emotion.
It also acts on other brain regions whose function is associated with emotional and social behaviours, such as the amygdala.
And animal studies have shown oxytocin is linked to bonding between males and females and mother infant bonding.
Reaping rewards
The Swiss team suspected the same effect may occur in humans.......
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