「抱抱」荷爾蒙 增加正能量
作者 - 劉廣潤
何解有人善良、有人乖張;有人慷慨、有人貪婪;有人信任、有人懷疑?始作俑者,原來是一種名為「催產素」(Oxytocin)的賀爾蒙作祟。
催產素是一種神經傳導物質,由下視丘之視旁核製造,經下視丘腦下垂體路徑神經纖維送到後葉分泌。女性生產時會大量釋放催產素,擴張子宮頸和收縮子宮,促進分娩。分娩後催產素也會刺激乳頭,增加分泌乳汁,更在餵哺母乳時湧入大腦,增進母親與嬰兒關係。但催產素用途非僅於此,研究人員發現它能影響性別吸引、社交互動、焦慮、信任、甚至性高潮等,且對改善部分精神或心理疾病有莫大幫助,如自閉症、社交恐懼症、成癮症等。
研究人員要求受測者參與「信任遊戲」,並利用功能性磁振造影術掃瞄他們的腦部狀況。結果發現催產素會抑制腦部兩個原本充當天然「防衛牆」之區域的活動。 第一個是杏仁核,即腦部處理恐懼與危險的部位;第二個是紋狀體,是腦部憑著過去回饋而指引未來行為的地帶。研究發現一些簡單親暱互動習慣,如親親抱抱,可令體內催產素濃度大增。因此,催產素已被確認可以降低個體的防衛心態與恐懼感受,提高對他人的信任,減少焦慮,促進社交關係發展;更喚起知足的心情,增加平靜的感覺和安全感,故被學界取名為「抱抱化學物質」。
仔細觀察,經常手牽手散步或喜歡依偎在對方身邊的夫婦,他們的人際關係、社交情形都比「相敬如冰」的夫妻好,也比較容易相信別人、對別人慷慨。「抱抱」也不限於兩性,父母子女、朋輩之間,若能不時有表達關愛、親密的小動作,長遠而言,不但有利穩固感情,更重要是緩解精神緊張,預防與壓力相關疾病的發生。
既然「抱抱」荷爾蒙可以產生如斯正能量,那麼聘請僱員、挑選配偶、認識朋友,是否須預先測試他們體內催產素含量,以防不歡而散?
摘自《花旗醫生行醫記》
I'm a good dreamer --- dream in class, dream at work, dream on MTR ... dreaming all the time *.*
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Project completed! [Sunny]
Hurray! After uploading the last batch of 2005 entries, the whole series of Good Dreamer from 2002 are on blogger!
So glad that this mission impossible is finally completed after years *,*
And I just realized earlier this afternoon that I wrote something about speech delivered by Steve Jobs about “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” on 15 Sep 2005 – I didn’t know that I was such a person of good insight since youth =P
So glad that this mission impossible is finally completed after years *,*
And I just realized earlier this afternoon that I wrote something about speech delivered by Steve Jobs about “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” on 15 Sep 2005 – I didn’t know that I was such a person of good insight since youth =P
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
MIB III [Sunny]
《MIB III》上畫,和蘇海明踢著拖街、一身街坊裝到樓下戲院去看早場。
那是早上十一時正的首場,怎麼會有這麼多人去看電影?! 他們的樣子都是應該要上班的,難道他們和我們一樣放假? 抑或是 ... 他們「逃工」?
那是早上十一時正的首場,怎麼會有這麼多人去看電影?! 他們的樣子都是應該要上班的,難道他們和我們一樣放假? 抑或是 ... 他們「逃工」?
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Aqua tots [Sunny]
We kept thinking of applying swimming class for Bo Bo since he was 6 months old, but we always missed the application deadline for those classes offered by YMCA.
We made it finally --- we went to YMCA in person and applied Aqua tots class 19-35 months for Bo Bo =)
Classes will start from 15 July for 11 sessions on every Sunday 17.30 – 18.00. Ming will accompany Bo Bo to attend the class ... yeah ~ *,*
We made it finally --- we went to YMCA in person and applied Aqua tots class 19-35 months for Bo Bo =)
Classes will start from 15 July for 11 sessions on every Sunday 17.30 – 18.00. Ming will accompany Bo Bo to attend the class ... yeah ~ *,*
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Take-away order [Shower]
Ming went for wedding banquet while Bo Bo and I stayed at home with my parents.
Ordered take-away from sun-moon-star @ 18.40, which only arrived by 20.30 *_*
Ordered take-away from sun-moon-star @ 18.40, which only arrived by 20.30 *_*
Monday, May 14, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
下水 [熱/ 雨]
寶寶今年第一次下水,在佐敦谷嬉水池。
寶寶小時候是不怕水的,放他下水處之泰然,還在享受啜他的招牌雙手指。現在大了反而怕水,是驚到震那一種,又要怕、又要玩 -_-" 爸爸決定要和寶寶特訓,天氣好的週末就帶他去游水,練膽量。
游了一小時,突然行雷下雨,於是離開了。一起到淘大的麥當奴吃早餐,寶寶搶了我的橙汁喝光了,還在奸笑 >_< 這就是他和我慶祝母親節的方法 =_=
寶寶小時候是不怕水的,放他下水處之泰然,還在享受啜他的招牌雙手指。現在大了反而怕水,是驚到震那一種,又要怕、又要玩 -_-" 爸爸決定要和寶寶特訓,天氣好的週末就帶他去游水,練膽量。
游了一小時,突然行雷下雨,於是離開了。一起到淘大的麥當奴吃早餐,寶寶搶了我的橙汁喝光了,還在奸笑 >_< 這就是他和我慶祝母親節的方法 =_=
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Anniversary dinner @ Harlan’s [Rainy]
The 4th wedding anniversary.
Good dinner with ad-hoc rain show - by those who sat at the outdoor balcony and rushed back to covered part of the restaurant when rain came all of a sudden!
Good dinner with ad-hoc rain show - by those who sat at the outdoor balcony and rushed back to covered part of the restaurant when rain came all of a sudden!
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Super Tuesday [Hot]
Seminar @ Sheung Wan and then full day @ Central office.
Just happened that it's the 2nd Tue of the month – Super Tuesday again! Went for grocery shopping with Ming @ IFC City Super after work ... it has been a while since we did the Super Tuesday shopping the last time!
Just happened that it's the 2nd Tue of the month – Super Tuesday again! Went for grocery shopping with Ming @ IFC City Super after work ... it has been a while since we did the Super Tuesday shopping the last time!
Monday, May 07, 2012
BM secondment [Hot]
今日是正式 BM secondment 的第一天,第一件被委派的任務就是準備 Global Head of Audit 本月尾 Asia visit 的 presentation 。
應該不太難,放假前就能完成 =)
應該不太難,放假前就能完成 =)
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Saturday, May 05, 2012
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
冤家路窄 [熱]
不是我的冤家,是 auditee 的冤家。
今天兩名 auditees 約我吃午飯,約了中午十二時。十二時零五分,auditee A 在公司的即時通訊系統 (像 MSN 的物體)告訴我 auditee M 仍被他們的上司 GC CFO 扣留中,釋放的時候再通知我吃飯。結果 auditees 十二時四十五分才被釋放,甫見面就吱吱喳喳說 GC CFO 的不是,直到我們走到酒樓去。坐下,auditees 又要開腔之際,忽然見到GC CFO 走進來坐在我們鄰桌 @_@
Auditees 心有不甘地「誠邀」 GC CFO 和我們同檯吃飯,然後整頓飯都是很悶地談論升學問題, GC CFO 還好心地提示我要為寶寶選好名校,做足準備工夫 ... well, it's not my cup of tea, why bother?
下午,auditees 對我說了十萬個對不起,信誓旦旦地說下次吃午飯一家要挑選一個見不到 GC CFO 的地方 -_-"
今天兩名 auditees 約我吃午飯,約了中午十二時。十二時零五分,auditee A 在公司的即時通訊系統 (像 MSN 的物體)告訴我 auditee M 仍被他們的上司 GC CFO 扣留中,釋放的時候再通知我吃飯。結果 auditees 十二時四十五分才被釋放,甫見面就吱吱喳喳說 GC CFO 的不是,直到我們走到酒樓去。坐下,auditees 又要開腔之際,忽然見到GC CFO 走進來坐在我們鄰桌 @_@
Auditees 心有不甘地「誠邀」 GC CFO 和我們同檯吃飯,然後整頓飯都是很悶地談論升學問題, GC CFO 還好心地提示我要為寶寶選好名校,做足準備工夫 ... well, it's not my cup of tea, why bother?
下午,auditees 對我說了十萬個對不起,信誓旦旦地說下次吃午飯一家要挑選一個見不到 GC CFO 的地方 -_-"
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