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Oxytocin connects us to other people oxytocin makes us feel what other people feel. And it's easy to cause people's brains to release oxytocin. Let me show you. Come here. Give me a hug.
Paul J. Zak
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Paul J. Zak
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 9
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