How to fix a broken heart

• Autores: Helen Thomson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2956, 2014, págs. 26-27
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • When Larry Young at Emory University in Atlanta GA injected female voles with a drug that blocked either dopamine or oxytocin, they became polygamous. This suggests one might be able to block oxytocin and sever a long-term attachment' says Young. Young's team has also shown that blocking corticotropin-releasing factor, a hormone involved in the stress response, stops the depressive behavior that prairie voles exhibit when their partner dies. Here, the chemical cure for the lovesick is discussed.