Oxytocin modulates amygdala reactivity to masked fearful eyes

M Kanat, M Heinrichs, I Mader, LT Van Elst… - …, 2015 - nature.com
The amygdala reveals enhanced reactivity to fearful eye whites, even when they are
backwardly masked by a neutral face and therefore processed with limited visual …

Oxytocin enhances amygdala-dependent, socially reinforced learning and emotional empathy in humans

R Hurlemann, A Patin, OA Onur, MX Cohen… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Oxytocin (OT) is becoming increasingly established as a prosocial neuropeptide in humans
with therapeutic potential in treatment of social, cognitive, and mood disorders. However, the …

Acute and repeated intranasal oxytocin administration exerts anti-aggressive and pro-affiliative effects in male rats

F Calcagnoli, JC Kreutzmann, SF de Boer… - …, 2015 - Elsevier
Socio-emotional deficits and impulsive/aggressive outbursts are prevalent symptoms of
many neuropsychiatric disorders, and intranasal administration of oxytocin (OXT) is …

Brain oxytocin: how puzzle stones from animal studies translate into psychiatry

V Grinevich, ID Neumann - Molecular psychiatry, 2021 - nature.com
The neuropeptide oxytocin has attracted great attention of the general public, basic
neuroscience researchers, psychologists, and psychiatrists due to its profound pro-social …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin effects on complex brain networks are moderated by experiences of maternal love withdrawal

MME Riem, MH van IJzendoorn, M Tops… - European …, 2013 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide oxytocin has been implicated in a variety of social processes. However,
recent studies indicate that oxytocin does not enhance prosocial behavior in all people in all …

Low-dose oxytocin delivered intranasally with Breath Powered device affects social-cognitive behavior: a randomized four-way crossover trial with nasal cavity …

DS Quintana, LT Westlye, ØG Rustan, N Tesli… - Translational …, 2015 - nature.com
Despite the promise of intranasal oxytocin (OT) for modulating social behavior, recent work
has provided mixed results. This may relate to suboptimal drug deposition achieved with …

The effects of intranasal oxytocin on reward circuitry responses in children with autism spectrum disorder

RK Greene, M Spanos, C Alderman, E Walsh… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Intranasal oxytocin (OT) has been shown to improve social communication
functioning of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, thus, has received …

Dose-dependent social-cognitive effects of intranasal oxytocin delivered with novel Breath Powered device in adults with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized …

DS Quintana, LT Westlye, S Hope, T Naerland… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
The neuropeptide oxytocin has shown promise as a treatment for symptoms of autism
spectrum disorders (ASD). However, clinical research progress has been hampered by a …

Oxytocin attenuates neural reactivity to masked threat cues from the eyes

M Kanat, M Heinrichs, R Schwarzwald… - …, 2015 - nature.com
The neuropeptide oxytocin has recently been shown to modulate covert attention shifts to
emotional face cues and to improve discrimination of masked facial emotions. These results …

Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma oxytocin concentrations are positively correlated and negatively predict anxiety in children

DS Carson, SW Berquist, TH Trujillo, JP Garner… - Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) exerts anxiolytic and prosocial effects in the central
nervous system of rodents. A number of recent studies have attempted to translate these …