Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) attracts the interest of neuroscientists, psychologists, and
psychiatrists due to its capacity to modulate emotional and social behavior. Although much …

Oxytocin is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that has gained attention for the effects on social
behavior. Recent findings shed new light on the mechanisms of oxytocin in synaptic …

Current concepts of human sociality highlight a fundamental role of the hypothalamic
peptide oxytocin (OXT) in the formation and maintenance of social relationships. However …

Hormones regulate behavior either through activational effects that facilitate the acute
expression of specific behaviors or through organizational effects that shape the …

The neuropeptide, oxytocin, receives increasing attention due to its role in stress regulation
and promoting affiliative social behavior. Research across mammals points to a complex …

Oxytocin regulates parturition, lactation, parental nurturing, and many other social behaviors
in both sexes. The circuit mechanisms by which oxytocin modulates social behavior are …

Humans are fundamentally social creatures who are 'motivated'to be with others. In this
review we examine the role of oxytocin (OT) as it relates to social motivation. OT is …

Oxytocin (OXT) signaling through the OXT receptor plays a significant role in a variety of
physiological processes throughout the lifespan. OXT's effects depend on the tissue …

It is well established that the nonapeptide oxytocin (Oxt) is important for the neural
modulation of behaviors in many mammalian species. Since its discovery in 1906 and …