The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OT), which is evolutionarily conserved among
different species throughout the animal kingdom, is a key modulator of a variety of socio …

Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide elaborated by the hypothalamic paraventricular (PVN) and
supraoptic (SON) nuclei. Magnocellular OT neurons of these nuclei innervate numerous …

Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide, has a variety of functions. Despite extensive studies on OT
over past decades, our understanding of its neural functions and their regulation remains …

Originally confined to the initiation of parturition and milk ejection after birth, the
hypothalamic nonapeptide oxytocin (OT) is now recognized as a critical determinant of …

The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) exerts prominent analgesic effects via central
and peripheral action. However, the precise analgesic pathways recruited by OT are largely …

We recently showed that oxytocin (OT) neurons in organotypic slice cultures obtained from
postnatal rat hypothalamus display complex patterns of electrical activity, similar to those of …

An accumulating body of evidence suggests that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin
(OT) has a modulatory effect on pain processing. Particularly strong evidence comes from …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has attracted great attention of the general public, basic
neuroscience researchers, psychologists, and psychiatrists due to its profound pro-social …

During lactation and parturition, magnocellular oxytocin (OT) neurons display a
characteristic bursting electrical activity responsible for pulsatile OT release. We investigated …

Oxytocin (Oxt) neurons regulate diverse physiological responses via direct connections with
different neural circuits. However, the lack of comprehensive input-output wiring diagrams of …