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Oxytocin: An Argumentative Analysis

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The human brain has developed to endure motivated cognition and behaviors that are critical to survival of one’s group. A study was done to determine if parochial altruism influences the brain biologically via oxytocin. Oxytocin is a hormone and neurotransmitter that is produced in the hypothalamus and released into the bloodstream where it does many things including the regulation of the autonomic nervous system. Oxytocin is found to be released into the blood stream when associating with close kin and triggers numerous receptors that the brain links with empathy, generosity and increases the tendency towards trust and cooperation.
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