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'Cuddle Spray' Makes Men Girly

Hormone induces emotion, empathy

By Emily Rauhala,  Newser User

Posted Apr 30, 2010 3:36 AM CDT | Updated May 2, 2010 5:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Watch out macho men: German researchers have found a way to make males more sensitive. A hormone-laced potion called "cuddle spray" shot into men's noses can make males more emotional, empathetic and snugly. The active ingredient is oxytocin, a so-called "trust hormone" that is released during orgasm and childbirth. The sprays are already available online.

The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, compared how men reacted to images of crying children, a grieving man and a girl with a cat. Participants whose noses had been sprayed with oxtytocin expressed levels of empathy typical of women. Those without the spray did not. This is the first study to show the chemicals' link to empathy, the Telegraph notes.

He doesn't want to be a macho, macho man.
He doesn't want to be a macho, macho man.   (Shutter Stock)
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ifbit
Jun 12, 2010 6:40 AM CDT
Germany's major cultural export: Frauenversteher.
psychonaut
May 3, 2010 5:41 AM CDT
Actually, men sensitive und feeling human beings. This spray brings that competence to the fore. But, after all, I'm biased, because I come from Germany and live in its capital city -- Berlin.
finkster
May 3, 2010 1:34 AM CDT
How about stop messing with the genders and let nature be?

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