Suppose you have a death certificate and gives the date of death. Suppose it does not give the date of birth but instead gives the age rather precisely -- so many years, so many months, and so many days. You would enter the date of death for the second event and the precise age for the elapsed time. The first event would then give the date of birth.
1 Oxytocin is a neuropeptide produced in the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland. 2  Oxytocin is released during sex, childbirth and lactation to aid reproductive functions. 3  This neuropeptide exerts multiple psychological effects, influencing social behavior and emotion.
Differences in how we respond to a brain chemicalcalled oxytocin, suggests the latest stress research. Sometimes referred to as the bonding hormone or love hormone, oxytocin makes people (animals, too) care for each other. Sex (and masturbation) will trigger its release, but it alsohas ties to stressful situations.