Background The role of oxytocin in social behavior first came to light in the context of sex-
specific social interactions, such as mother-offspring bonding. However, the ability to assess …

The neuropeptide oxytocin plays a critical role in social cognition and behavior. A number of
studies using intranasal administration have demonstrated that oxytocin improves social …

Understanding the neurobiology of social reward processing is fundamental, holding
promises for reducing maladaptive/dysfunctional social behaviors and boosting the benefits …

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 …

Rationale There has been an explosion of research on the potential benefits of the social
neuropeptide oxytocin for a number of mental disorders including substance use disorders …

Introduction Oxytocin (OXT) is a peptide hormone produced in the hypothalamus that plays a
neuromodulatory role in emotion, stress, and anxiety. Due to its multidimensional role, OXT …

Oxytocin promotes social affiliation across various species, in part by altering social
cognition to facilitate approach behaviour. However, the effects of intranasal oxytocin on …

Although the social role of oxytocin came to light due to sex-specific interactions such as
mother–offspring bonding, current understanding of sex differences in the effects of oxytocin …

Introduction Current treatments for chronic pain (eg, opioids) can have adverse side effects
and rarely result in resolution of pain. As such, there is a need for adjuvant analgesics that …

Intranasal oxytocin (OT) can modulate social‐emotional functioning and related brain activity
in humans. Consequently, OT has been discussed as a potential treatment for psychiatric …