But□issin□isn□t□□staromanticgesture—italsoha□□cienti□i□ben□fits.Whenwekiss,□urbrainsr□leaseacocktailo□ch□mi□a□slikeoxytocin□d□pa□in□,an□serotonin,kn□□nasthe"lovehormones."□hes□chemicals□anre□uce□tress,□oo□t□□o□,andcreatefeeli□gsofatt□chmen□andbonding.Kissing□lsostrength□nsourimmun□systembyexposing□stoa□a□ietyofbac□□r□ath□tcanhelpbuild□mmu□ity. B□t□iss□ng□snotjustaromanticgesture—□tals□ha□sc□entificb□nefits.Whenweki□s,ourbrainsre□easeacocktailofchemical□lik□o□ytocin,do□amine,ands□rot□ni□,kn□w□ast□e□lo□eho□m□ne□."Th□se□he□icals□an□e□uces□ress,boostmood,□nd□reate□e□□ing□ofattac□mentandbonding□Kissingals□st□engthens□ur□mmunesys□e□byexp□s□□gustoav□□ietyofbac□eriathatc□nhelpbuildimmunity.<□p><□>Butkissingisno□jus□□rom□ntic□esture—□ta□soha□scie□ti□□cbenefi□□.Whenwekis□,ourbrainsrelea□eacocktailo□chem□calsli□eoxytocin□dopamine,andsero□on□n,kn□wnasthe"love□ormon□s."Thesec□emicalscan□e□uce□t□es□,boostmood,an□cre□tefee□□ngsofa□□achment□ndbondi□g.Kissingalsostre□gthensourimmunesystembyexp□sin□□stoav□r□e□□o□bact□□iathatcanhel□□uildim□unit□. Butk□s□ingis□o□jus□aro□anticge□□ure—ital□ohasscientif□cbenefits.When□ekiss,ourbrainsrele□se□co□kta□lofchemicalsl□keoxy□oc□n,d□pamine,and□□□otonin□kno□nas□h□"lov□hormon□s."□□ese□hemicalsca□reducestre□s,□oostmood,andcreatef□elingsofat□achmentandbonding.Kissing□l□ostrengthensourimmun□system□yexposi□gus□oava□ietyof□ac□e□□athatcan□elpbu□ldim□u□□ty.<□p> □u□kissingis□otj□staromanticg□stu□e—□tals□hasscientifi□benef□□s.□□en□ekis□,ourbrainsrel□ase□cockta□lofchemic□lslikeo□yto□i□,dopa□ine,and□erotonin□kno□nasth□□lo□eh□□mones."Thesech□□□calscan□□□□cestres□,boo□tmood□□□dcreatefeeling□ofa□t□chmenta□dbonding.Kissinga□sostren□thenso□r□mmunesy□tembyexposingustoavariet□ofbacteriatha□□an□□lp□□il□□mmunity.