The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) attracts the interest of neuroscientists, psychologists, and
psychiatrists due to its capacity to modulate emotional and social behavior. Although much …

Oxytocin (OT), a hypothalamic neuropeptide involved in regulating the social behaviour of
all vertebrates, has been proposed as a treatment for a number of neuropsychiatric …

Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide, which can be seen to be one of the molecules of the
decade due to its profound prosocial effects in nonvertebrate and vertebrate species …

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

Deficits in social behavioral domains, such as interpersonal communication, emotion
recognition, and empathy, are a characteristic symptom in several neuropsychiatric …

Oxytocin (OXT) signaling through the OXT receptor plays a significant role in a variety of
physiological processes throughout the lifespan. OXT's effects depend on the tissue …

The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Oxytocin is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that has gained attention for the effects on social
behavior. Recent findings shed new light on the mechanisms of oxytocin in synaptic …

Among its many roles in body and brain, oxytocin influences social behavior. Understanding
the precise nature of this influence is crucial, both within the broader theoretical context of …

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 …