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When you massage someone, the levels of oxytocin go up in the brain, and oxytocin is one of the chemicals that drives attachment.
Helen Fisher
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Helen Fisher
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: May 31
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New York City
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Helen E Fisher
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