But□issi□gis□otjustar□manti□□□stu□e□italsohassc□en□ificbenefits.Whenwekiss,ourbrai□sreleaseaco□kta□l□fchemical□likeoxytoci□,□o□amine,andserot□nin□knownasthe"□ov□ho□mon□s."The□e□□e□icalsc□n□ed□c□stre□s,□oostmood,a□dcrea□efe□lings□fattachmentan□bond□□g.Kissingal□ost□engthens□urimmunesyst□mbyex□os□ngustoavariet□ofbac□eriatha□can□elpb□i□d□mmunity. Butkissi□gisnot□usta□□man□icgestur□□it□lsohass□ie□tificbe□efits.W□enw□□iss□o□rb□a□ns□□leaseacocktailofc□emicalslikeoxytocin,dopamine,andserotonin,knownasthe□loveho□mones."□□eseche□ic□lscanreduce□tr□□s,bo□stmood□a□dcreatefeeli□gs□fa□tachmentandbonding.Kissingalsostrengthenso□rimm□ne□□stem□□exposin□us□o□var□etyo□bac□eriathatc□nh□lpbuildi□m□n□ty.□□p> But□issing□sno□j□s□aroman□i□gesture—italsoha□scientif□c□enefits.Whenwe□iss,ourbr□insr□lea□eacockta□lofche□i□□l□l□keoxytocin,□opami□e,ands□r□tonin□knownas□he"l□ve□ormones."The□echemicals□□nreduces□ress,boostm□od,an□create□□el□ngs□fattachm□ntandbonding.Kissin□alsostren□thensouri□m□nesy□□emb□exposingu□□o□□a□ie□□ofbact□riathatcanhelpbuil□immunity.<□p> Butkissingisnotju□taroman□i□□esture—italsohass□ientifi□benefits□Whenweki□s□ou□brai□sre□eas□aco□ktailofchem□c□□□likeo□ytocin,d□pamin□,andsero□onin,k□ownasthe"l□vehormones."Theseche□i□alscanre□□cestress,boostmood,an□c□eatefeeli□gsofattac□ment□nd□onding.K□ssingalsostren□□henso□rimmunes□□te□byexposingust□avarietyofbact□r□athatcan□elpbuil□i□□unity□