About ten percent of people experiencing a traumatic event will subsequently develop post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is characterized by an exaggerated fear response …

Intranasal administration of oxytocin (OXT) might be a promising new adjunctive therapy for
mental disorders characterized by social behavioral alterations such as autism and …

Oxytocin may have promise as a treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders. Its therapeutic
effect may depend on its ability to enter the brain and bind to the oxytocin receptor. To date …

Essentially all social species experience social stress which can be a catalyst for detriments
in mental and physical health. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been shown to produce …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has previously been found to reduce amygdala reactivity
to social and emotional stimuli in healthy men. The present study aimed to investigate the …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) can enhance the impact of positive social cues but may
reduce that of negative ones by inhibiting amygdala activation, although it is unclear …

The possibility to improve socio-emotional behaviors in humans by intranasal administration
of synthetic oxytocin (OXT) attracts increasing attention, but its uptake into the brain has …

Background Evidence accumulates that the neuropeptide oxytocin plays an important role in
mediating social interaction among humans and that a dysfunction in oxytocin-modulated …

Intranasal oxytocin exerts wide-ranging effects on socioemotional behavior and is proposed
as a potential therapeutic intervention in psychiatric disorders. However, following intranasal …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is thought to attenuate anxiety by dampening amygdala
reactivity to threat in individuals with generalized social anxiety disorder (GSAD). Because …