Deficits in social behavioral domains, such as interpersonal communication, emotion
recognition, and empathy, are a characteristic symptom in several neuropsychiatric …

The use of intranasal oxytocin (OT) in research has become increasingly important over the
past decade. Although researchers have acknowledged a need for further investigation of …

Intranasal oxytocin (IN-OT) modulates social perception and cognition in humans and could
be an effective pharmacotherapy for treating social impairments associated with …

Oxytocin research has experienced a remarkable resurgence over the past decade,
particularly with respect to its role in regulating social cognition and its prospects for treating …

Concerns regarding a drought in psychopharmacology have risen from many quarters. From
one perspective, the wellspring of bedrock medications for anxiety disorders, depression …

Little is known about how intranasally administered oxytocin reaches the brain and
modulates social behavior and cognition. Pupil dilation is a sensitive index of attentional …

Introduction: Anxiety disorders are prevalent mental conditions characterized by
exaggerated anxious arousal and threat reactivity. Animal and human studies suggest an …

Among its many roles in body and brain, oxytocin influences social behavior. Understanding
the precise nature of this influence is crucial, both within the broader theoretical context of …

Extant research has documented the effects of intranasal administration of oxytocin (OT),
and to a lesser degree Arginine Vasopressin (AVP)–two structurally-related neuropeptides …

The brain oxytocin system has served as a distinguished model system in
neuroendocrinology to study detailed mechanisms of intracerebral release, in particular of …