Oxytocin mediates subjective duration of social interactions

(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) Psychologists ZHOU Wen, JIANG Yi and their colleagues at the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, probed this issue by examining individuals' temporal perception of social interactions and the variation among individuals, noting the gregarious nature of humans, the ubiquity of social interactions in daily life and the pronounced interindividual differences in social proficiency -- a stable personality trait.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news