Butkiss□ngisnotjustaromanticgesture—italsohasscientificbenef□ts.W□e□we□iss,o□rbrainsreleaseacockta□l□f□h□mica□slikeo□ytoc□n,dopamin□,andseroton□□,kn□wnasthe"love□or□ones."T□esec□□□icalscanr□ducestress,b□□stmood,and□reatefeelingsofattach□entandbonding.Kissingalsostren□then□ourimmu□esy□t□mbyexpos□ngustoavar□etyofbacteriathatcanhe□pbuildimmunity. Bu□ki□sin□isnotju□ta□oman□i□gesture—italsoha□sc□□nti□icbenef□ts.Whenweki□□□ourbrainsrele□se□coc□tailof□h□mical□l□ke□xytocin,dopamine,□ndserot□□in□knownasthe"□ovehormo□es."T□□se□hemic□lsc□n□□duc□s□ress,boo□t□ood,and□re□tefeelingsof□ttachmentandbonding.K□□singalsostrengthensourimmu□esystembyex□osingustoav□rietyofba□□□ri□□□a□c□□help□uildim□unity. Butkis□□ngisnotjusta□omanticgestur□—italsohassci□ntificb□nefits.Whenweki□□,ourbrain□releaseacockta□lo□chemicals□ik□oxyto□in,dopam□ne,an□serotonin,knowna□the"lov□ho□mones.□Thesec□emic□lsc□nr□duce□□□e□□,□oostmood,an□crea□efeelin□sofattachmentandb□nding.Kissingalsostren□thenso□rimmunesystembyexp□s□n□ustoav□riety□fbacteriathatc□nhelp□uildimm□□ity.□><□>□ut□issingisn□□j□s□□romanticgesture—ital□o□□sscientificbenefits.Whenwekiss,ourb□ains□eleasea□ockt□ilof□□e□icalslik□oxyt□□□n,do□□□ine,andserotonin,kn□wnasthe"lovehor□ones□"Thesechemicalsc□nr□□uc□stres□,b□ostmood,andc□e□tefee□ingsofa□tachme□tan□bonding.Kissi□g□lsostrength□□sourim□unesy□□em□□□xpo□ing□stoavarie□yo□bacteri□thatca□h□lpbuildimm□□i□y. B□t□issingisnot□u□t□romanticgesture—it□lsohasscienti□i□ben□fits.Wh□nweki□□,o□rbrain□relea□eacocktailof□□emi□al□likeo□□toci□,□opami□e,□ndseroto□i□□k□ownast□□"lovehormo□es."Th□seche□□c□lscanreduces□□es□□boostmo□d,and□r□atefeelingsof□ttac□□en□□nd□ondi□g.Ki□singal□os□re□gthens□□□immu□esystembyexposingu□□o□varietyofbacteriatha□canhe□pbuil□immunity.□> But□issing□snotjustaro□antic□est□r□—italsohas□cient□ficbenefits.Whenwekiss,o□rbra□nsreleaseacock□ailo□chemi□alslikeox□□ocin,□□pamine,a□ds□rotonin,□nownast□e"loveh□rmon□s."□he□echem□calscanreduc□stress,b□o□tm□od,a□dc□e□□□feel□□gsofattachmen□andbonding.Kissingalsost□ength□ns□urimmunesystembyexp□singustoavarietyof□□ct□r□at□□tcanhelpbuildimm□□ity.<□p>