Accumulating evidence suggests that intranasal oxytocin (OXT; 24 IU) reduces amygdala
responses to fear-related stimuli in men, while exerting inverse effects in women. However …

The evolutionarily highly conserved neuropeptide oxytocin seems to be involved in the
regulation of complex forms of social behavior. It enhances the processing of positive social …

Background A large body of research has examined the acute effects of intranasal oxytocin
administration on social cognition and stress-regulation. While progress has been made …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT), highly conserved during evolution, is an important
modulator of social and emotional processes across many species. During the last decade …

Social relationships protect against the development of stress-related psychiatric disorders,
yet little is known about the neurobiology that regulates this phenomenon. Recent evidence …

Background We critically reexamine extant theory and empirical study of Oxytocin. We
question whether OT is, in fact, a “social neuropeptide” as argued in dominant theories of …

Animal studies have shown the role of oxytocin in affiliation and attachment, and recent
evidence suggests that oxytocin is also involved in human models of approach behaviour …

Essentially all social species experience social stress which can be a catalyst for detriments
in mental and physical health. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been shown to produce …

The neuropeptide oxytocin enhances the processing of positive social stimuli and improves
the capacity to effectively attend the eye region of conspecifics. To investigate the neural …

The nonapeptide oxytocin is considered beneficial to mental health due to its anxiolytic,
prosocial and antistress effects, but evidence for anxiogenic actions of oxytocin in humans …