Dopamine, Oxytocin, Rewards And Bonding - 7 of 8
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We know that dopamine is involved in reward and reinforcement,
and we know that the dopamine system is activated
during social interactions or mating
and we also know that the dopamine system is interacting with the oxytocin system
to promote the paragon formation. So for example if you block dopamine,
a female will not bond with a male or a male will not bond with a female,
so simply by blocking that dopamine input, even oxytocin can't stimulate the bond;
blocking oxytocin receptors will also block the bond formation.
Even dopamine can't stimulate the bond,
but if you have both acting at the same time to sort of activate
the social aspects and the reward aspects,
then he comes together to form a bond which is a preference to
interact with another individual
