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A white supremacist took MDMA for a study, and it snapped him out of his beliefs: 'Why am I doing this?'(www.insider.com)

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Dr Cog@lemmy.ml
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Neuroscientist here. Neuropeptides always have dozens of different uses, and oxytocin is no exception. The idea that it is a “love hormone” is a simplification for the lay person.

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Do you have specific knowledge that oxytocin actually does this though?

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