Whether you’re spending today with someone you love or having a sexy night at home by yourself, fledgling research shows that a few shrooms could help set the mood by encouraging your body to produce oxytocin: the cuddliest hormone around.

Per the American Psychological Association (APA), “Oxytocin is produced mainly in the hypothalamus, where it is either released into the blood via the pituitary gland, or to other parts of the brain and spinal cord, where it binds to oxytocin receptors to influence behavior and physiology.” Research has linked oxytocin to some of life’s most fulfilling experiences, like breastfeeding, selective social binding, and yes—sexual pleasure. Social psychologist Shelley E. Taylor, PhD, director of the Social Neuroscience Lab at the University of California Los Angeles, believes that oxytocin initiates the human response known as “tend and befriend,” which is the opposite of “fight or flight.”

Interestingly enough, oxytocin seems to be a two-timing hormone—or, okay, a dual-purpose hormone. Researchers have observed that the body tends to release oxytocin when you’re feeling connected with your community or partner, offering an overall sense of life satisfaction. Conversely, oxytocin levels also appear to rise in times of loneliness to encourage you to seek out some quality time with your friends and lovers. (Aw, what a cute hormone!)

While hanging with people you love appears to be the easiest way to access oxytocin, researchers believe that certain foods—including varieties of  fungi—may also help you catch all the feels. Vitamins D, C, magnesium, and dietary fats may all nudge your hypothalamus to produce and make use of oxytocin. For example, vitamin D is a prohormone, which means it supports the production of the hormones oxytocin, serotonin, and vasopressin. While you can find these vitamins and fats in many foods (think: oranges, avocados, and dark leafy greens), mycotherapist and biochemist Martin Auerswald tells the Integrative Myco-Medicine Association (IMMA) that reishi, cordyceps, and a shroom called agaricus blazei are his choice mushrooms for supporting production of the cuddle hormone.

Oxytocin-enabling might not be the only cupid-like function of fungi, either. It’s rumored (but not exactly backed by solid scientific evidence) that the scent of an unnamed Hawaiian shroom causes women to… spontaneously orgasm. It’s hypothesized that this mythic mushroom is of the species (ahem) phallus indusiatus, which has been used in various places throughout the world as a female aphrodisiac. One journalist determined to experience its benefits, however, reports that the phallic fungi’s effects are quite the opposite of orgasmic, so forager beware.

For tonight, it’s probably safest to stick to more readily available, less pungent fungi which offer subtly snuggly effects. One easy way to incorporate them into tonight’s menu is via mocktail, as several euphoric beverages boast reishi as an ingredient. Whether you use the subsequently increased oxytocin levels to give a little extra love to your friends, get it on with a mysterious stranger, or spice up your time with a certain vibrating pleasure device, enjoy your hacked hypothalamus, fam.