The brain opioid theory of social attachment: a review of the evidence

By Anna Machin, Robin I. M. Dunbar. 2011

297 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology

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In Cognitive Neuroscience

1. Atsushi Iriki
2. J. Holt‐Lunstad
3. E. Bruner
4. Manos Tsakiris
5. Frédérique de Vignemont
6. Richard Menary

In Social Psychology

1. J. Holt‐Lunstad
2. E. Bruner
3. Atsushi Iriki
4. Manos Tsakiris
5. Frédérique de Vignemont
6. Richard Menary

Citations in the corpus

• Why Social Relationships Are Important for Physical Health: A Systems Approach to Understanding and Modifying Risk and Protection (2018, background): “Public health is increasingly recognizing the importance of the characteristics of the built environment, including walkable areas, traffic, and recreational facilities, that influence a variety of health-related outcomes (Malambo et al. 2016).”
• Synchrony as an Adaptive Mechanism for Large-Scale Human Social Bonding (2016, unknown): “…just oxytocin and vasopressin (e.g. Carter 1998) but also neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin (e.g. Depue & Morrone-Strupinsky 2005), endocannabinoids (e.g. Trezza & Vanderschuren 2008) and the Endogeonous Opioid System (EOS; Curley & Keverne 2005; Dunbar 2010; Machin & Dunbar 2011).”
• Extending mind, visuospatial integration, and the evolution of the parietal lobes in the human genus (2016, background): “Such contact is essential to stimulate and support networking, probably by direct involvement of opiod endogenous neurotransmitters like the endorphins, through biochemical induction and rewards (Machin and Dunbar, 2011).”