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Short Wave — Lessons in Love From Voles
Not scored yet11m·2025-02-14·Science

Lessons in Love From Voles

Short Wave · 1222

For years, scientists have known that oxytocin is important in facilitating the feeling of love in humans. How do they know? Prairie voles. For years, scientists have relied on the cuddly rodents to help us humans understand how this protein works in our brains. But within the past few years, research has complicated…

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