Treat the alarm will now be using oxytocin - "hormone of love". Its ability to deliver a person from feelings of fear, German scientists found. On the basis of oxytocin are planning to create a safe drug.
The hormone of love
A new study of German scientists can help to break new ground in the treatment of anxiety disorders . Experts have proved that the "love hormone" oxytocin inhibits the activity of the brain center of fear.
To participate in the experiment attracted men who had serious health problems - only 62 people. Volunteers had to view pictures of people at that time, they scanned the brains. Show 70% of the images was accompanied by a short electrical discharge in the arm member, which is produced through the electrodes.
"So we have linked images in the memory of the men with a sense of anxiety. In anticipation of the next discharge have been observed increased sweating, and brain scans showed that the area was a fear in the brain in these moments is particularly active, "- said Rene Gurlemann, MD Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University Hospital of Bonn in Germany.
In the second part of the experiment half of the subjects were introduced into the organism Oxytocin using the nasal spray. The rest received a placebo. Under the action of the hormone activity center fear it was significantly lower than in the control group. The researchers hope that the results of their study will be useful in the treatment of neuroses. Based on the data, you can create an effective and safe remedy for mental disorders. (READ MORE)
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