Love hormone oxytocin has a similar effect on the body to being drunk, a new study has revealed.
According to research conducted by scientists at the University of Birmingham, oxytocin has the same effects on the brain as alcohol.
You know, the loved up, inhibitions-out-the-window feeling when you’ve had your third G&T and life is bloody brilliant? That.
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Dr Ian Mitchell, from the School of Psychology at Birmingham University, said: ‘We pooled existing research into the effects of both oxytocin and alcohol and were struck by the incredible similarities between the two compounds.
‘They appear to target different receptors within the brain, but… Read the full story