Oxytocin (OT), often called the 'hormone of love'or 'hormone of attachment,'plays a
fundamental role in the establishment and quality of parent–infant bonding. However …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) and the steroid cortisol (CT) have each been implicated in
complex social behavior, including parenting, and one mechanism by which OT is thought to …

Background: Oxytocin is associated with the establishment and quality of maternal behavior
in animal models. Parallel investigations in humans are now under way. This article reviews …

Oxytocin (OT) has an important role in bond formation and social reciprocity, and animal
studies indicate that OT functioning is transferred from parent to child through patterns of …

Objectives Social relationships throughout lifespan are critical for health and wellbeing.
Oxytocin, often called the 'hormone of attachment'has been suggested as playing an …

Despite the sometimes heated debate about the validity of human oxytocin studies,
experimental oxytocin research with intranasal administration is a growing field with …

Close and intimate relationships are important promoters of health. Oxytocin and its
association with social cognition have been investigated in a large number of studies …

BACKGROUND: The nonapeptide oxytocin (OT) has been repeatedly implicated in
processes of parent-infant bonding in animal models; yet, its role in the development of …

With the consolidation of fathers' engagement in caregiving, understanding the
neuroendocrine and hormonal mechanisms underlying fatherhood becomes a relevant …

Recent correlational studies showed that oxytocin is associated with parenting style in
humans as in other mammals. Here the first double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject …