Building upon animal-model, human preclinical, and clinical findings, we outline a proposal
for the use of oxytocin in the therapeutic neuroenhancement of contemporary romantic …

The hormone oxytocin plays a major role in relationship formation and social functioning in
animals and humans. We review theory and research examining the potential for intra-nasal …

Introduction A variety of sources indicate that oxytocin has beneficial effects on several
components of sexuality. This is a case report on a male who had significant, broad …

As discussed in the larger review in this special issue (MacDonald and Feifel), intranasal
oxytocin (OT) is demonstrating a growing potential as a therapeutic agent in psychiatry …

BACKGROUND: In nonhuman mammals, the neuropeptide oxytocin has repeatedly been
shown to increase social approach behavior and pair bonding. In particular, central nervous …

Since the discovery that intranasal administration of neuro-peptides can have a direct impact
on the human brain, extant research has been devoted to understanding the effects of …

Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and
behavior have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide involved in a wide variety of social behaviors in diverse species.
Recent research on its effects in humans has generated an arresting picture of its role in the …

Social dysfunction is a core symptom of many psychiatric disorders and current medications
have little or no remedial effects on this. Following on from extensive studies on animal …

Despite the sometimes heated debate about the validity of human oxytocin studies,
experimental oxytocin research with intranasal administration is a growing field with …