The purpose of the present studies was to determine whether cells in the hypothalamic
paraventricular (PVN) or supraoptic (SON) nuclei mediate the serotonergic stimulation of …

Oxytocin has potent central effects on feeding behaviour, as well as on social and sexual
behaviours, and one likely substrate for its anorectic effect is the ventromedial nucleus of the …

The oxytocin receptor has been implicated in the regulation of reproductive physiology as
well as social and emotional behaviors. The neurochemical mechanisms by which oxytocin …

There is growing interest in oxytocin as a putative treatment for various psychiatric disorders
including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia/schizoaffective …

Methamphetamine addiction is mimicked in rats that self-administer the drug. However,
these self-administration (SA) models do not include adverse consequences that are …

Maintenance of intravenous heroin self-administration and the degree of tolerance to the
analgesic effect of self-injected heroin were simultaneously measured in heroin-tolerant rats …

Rationale A substantial body of research suggests that the neuropeptide oxytocin promotes
social affiliative behaviors in a wide range of animals including humans. However, its …

Recent research shows that the effects of oxytocin are more diverse than initially thought
and that in some cases oxytocin can directly influence the response to drugs and alcohol …

Oxytocin has a modulatory role in natural and drug reward processes. While the role of
oxytocin in pair bonding and reproduction has been extensively studied, sex differences in …

Background The neuropeptide, oxytocin (OT), has been reported to block tolerance
formation to alcohol and decrease withdrawal symptoms in alcohol‐dependent rodents …