Oxytocin and why we and animals are made for each other
According to an American author, humans and animals are able to bond with each other because of the miraculous powers of oxytocin. Writing in her book ‘Made For Each Other’, Meg Dayley Olmert claims that oxytocin calms the fear centers of the pituitary gland in both humans and animals, enabling our ancestors to form affectionate feelings and bonds beyond the species barrier.