What David Perlmutter has said about Oxytocin
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 12, 2026
David Perlmutter, American board-certified neurologist and author of books including Brain Defenders and Brainwash, has been quoted on Oxytocin once in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on November 12, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Perlmutter explains that oxytocin released through social connection helps keep microglia in their supportive role.
“this oxytocin stimulates our good brain immune cells, these microglial cells, and helps keep them in their supportive, loving, nurturing role”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: What Are The Five Lifestyle Habits Destroying Your Brain Right Now? (Nov 12, 2026) · Listen from 23:02
Episodes
What Are The Five Lifestyle Habits Destroying Your Brain Right Now?The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Nov 12, 2026 · 1 h 56 min
Neurologist David Perlmutter tells Steven Bartlett how exercise, social connection, sleep, diet and metabolism shape Alzheimer's risk through the brain's microglial immune cells.
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