□utk□ssing□sn□t□usta□oma□ticge□ture—italsohassci□□tificbenefi□s.Whenwekiss,ourbrains□elea□eaco□ktai□ofc□em□□□ls□ikeoxyto□i□,do□a□in□□a□dserot□ni□,k□ownasthe"lo□ehormon□□."Thesechemical□canreduc□stress,boost□ood,a□dcreatefeel□ngs□fat□ac□mentandbonding.□i□singalsostrengthensourimmunes□stemb□exposingu□toav□rietyofb□cteriathat□anhe□pbui□dim□un□□y. Butkissingisn□tjustaro□anti□□estur□□i□al□ohasscienti□□cbenefi□s.Wh□nwekiss,ourbrainsreleaseacocktailo□chem□calslike□xytocin,do□amine,□nd□erotonin,knownasthe"lo□e□o□mones."Th□sec□□□ical□can□□du□estress,boostmo□□,and□□eatefeelingsof□tta□hm□ntandbon□□ng.K□ssingalso□trength□nsourimm□nesystem□yexpos□ngu□toavarietyofbacte□iathatc□nhelpbui□dim□u□ity. Butkissingisnotjust□□oman□i□gest□r□—itals□□ass□□enti□i□bene□its.W□en□ekiss□ou□brai□srel□□se□c□ck□ailo□chemica□slik□□xytoc□n,dopamine,andse□otonin,kno□□asth□"□ove□ormones□"Thesech□□ica□scanreduces□ress,boostmoo□,a□dcr□atef□e□ingsofattachmentandbonding.Kissingalsos□r□ngthensourimmunesystembyexp□singustoavar□ety□fbacter□atha□c□n□elpbu□ld□□mun□ty. Butkissingisnotjustaromanticgesture—i□alsoha□scienti□□cbenef□□s.Whenwekiss,□□rb□ainsr□leasea□o□ktailof□hemicalsl□keoxytoc□□,dopam□□e,andseroton□□,k□ownasthe"lov□hor□ones."T□esechemical□ca□red□cestress,□oostmood,andcreatefeelingsofattachmentandbo□□ing.Kissingalso□treng□hensourimmunes□stem□yexposin□u□toavariet□o□b□cteriat□atca□helpbuildimmunity. Butkissingi□notjustarom□nt□cg□□tur□□it□l□□□asscientif□cbe□efits.When□e□i□s□ourbrainsrele□□ea□ocktailofchemicals□ikeox□to□i□,dopam□ne,ands□ro□on□n,knownasthe"lovehormon□s.□□hesechem□□□lscanredu□e□tress,□oo□tmoo□,andc□eate□□□lingsofat□ach□en□an□bonding.Kissi□ga□sostrengt□ensourimmunesystembyexposingus□oavarietyofb□c□eriathatcanhelpb□□ld□m□u□ity.<□□>