Oxytocin may not just be the "trust" hormone--it may be the "getting embroiled in social considerations" hormone. Or so suggests this finding from an Israeli group:
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19640508> "Intranasal administration of oxytocin increases envy and schadenfreude (gloating)" |"RESULTS: In comparison with the placebo, oxytocin increased the envy |ratings during unequal monetary gain conditions involving relative |loss (when the participant gained less money than another player). |Oxytocin also increased the ratings of gloating during relative gain |conditions (when the participant gained more money than the other |player). By contrast, oxytocin had no effect on the emotional ratings |following equal monetary gains nor did it affect general mood |ratings." (My subject header is a reference to the fact that participants were playing for shekels.) --David Epstein [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
