But□issingisn□tjustaromanticgesture—italsohasscien□ificbenefits□Whenwekiss,ou□brains□el□aseaco□k□ailofc□e□i□□□slik□oxyto□in,□opamine□a□dseroto□in,known□sthe"love□orm□nes."The□echem□calsc□nre□ucestress,b□o□tmood,andcreate□eelingsofa□ta□□me□tandbonding.Kis□□nga□s□strengthensourimmu□es□stembyexposingu□toavari□tyofb□ct□riathatc□nhe□pbuil□immunity. Bu□kissin□is□ot□ustaromanticg□sture□italsohassci□□tif□cb□n□fits.Whenwekiss,ourbrai□sreleaseacocktai□□f□he□icalsl□ke□xytocin,d□pamine,andseroto□in,known□st□e"□o□ehorm□nes."Th□□□chemicalscan□□ducestress,boo□tmoo□,andc□□atefee□□ng□ofattac□mentandbond□ng.Kis□ingals□□treng□h□n□ourimmunes□stembyexposingustoavarie□yof□a□teri□thatca□□elpbui□dimmu□□ty.□/p>□p>Butkissi□gisnotjusta□o□anticgesture—italsohass□□e□□□fic□enefi□s.□henw□kiss□ou□brainsrel□as□□cockta□lofchemical□likeo□yt□cin,dopa□ine□an□□e□□tonin,□nownasthe□lovehormones□"T□ese□hem□calscanr□□□ce□tress,boostmo□d,□□dcreatef□elin□sof□tt□□hmentandbonding.Kissin□alsostrengthen□ouri□munesystemb□exp□si□gu□toavari□t□ofbacte□iat□□tc□nhel□b□i□di□munity.