The regulation of social recognition, social communication and aggression: vasopressin in the social behavior neural network

HE Albers - Hormones and behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
Neuropeptides in the arginine vasotocin/arginine vasopressin (AVT/AVP) family play a major
role in the regulation of social behavior by their actions in the brain. In mammals, AVP is …

Oxytocin and vasopressin flatten dominance hierarchy and enhance behavioral synchrony in part via anterior cingulate cortex

Y Jiang, ML Platt - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) influence social functions
in many mammals. In humans and rhesus macaques, OT delivered intranasally can promote …

The contribution of oxytocin and vasopressin to mammalian social behavior: potential role in autism spectrum disorder

H Harony, S Wagner - Neurosignals, 2011 - karger.com
Oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) are 2 peptides that are produced in the brain
and released via the pituitary gland to the peripheral blood, where they have diverse …

The effects of vasopressin on human facial responses related to social communication

R Thompson, S Gupta, K Miller, S Mills, S Orr - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2004 - Elsevier
Arginine vasopressin (AVP) and arginine vasotocin (AVT) influence social behaviors in a
number of species from diverse taxonomic groups, therefore suggesting a conservation of …

Neuroendocrine basis of social recognition

JT Winslow, TR Insel - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2004 - Elsevier
Studies conducted in the past two years have yielded several new insights about
neuroendocrine regulation of social recognition. The social recognition deficits seen in …

Patterns of brain vasopressin receptor distribution associated with social organization in microtine rodents

TR Insel, ZX Wang, CF Ferris - Journal of Neuroscience, 1994 - Soc Neuroscience
Central vasopressin pathways have been implicated in the mediation of paternal behavior,
selective aggression, and affiliation in monogamous prairie voles. Here we demonstrate …

Reduced ultrasonic vocalizations in vasopressin 1b knockout mice

ML Scattoni, HG McFarlane, V Zhodzishsky… - Behavioural brain …, 2008 - Elsevier
The neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin have been implicated in rodent social and
affiliative behaviors, including social bonding, parental care, social recognition, social …

Sex differences in the regulation of offensive aggression and dominance by arginine-vasopressin

JI Terranova, CF Ferris, HE Albers - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) plays a critical role in the regulation of offensive aggression and
social status in mammals. AVP is found in an extensive neural network in the brain. Here, we …

Neuropeptidergic regulation of affiliative behavior and social bonding in animals

MM Lim, LJ Young - Hormones and behavior, 2006 - Elsevier
Social relationships are essential for maintaining human mental health, yet little is known
about the brain mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of social bonds …

Involvement of the oxytocin system in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in the sex-specific regulation of social recognition

KM Dumais, AG Alonso, MA Immormino… - …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sex differences in the oxytocin (OT) system in the brain may explain why OT often regulates
social behaviors in sex-specific ways. However, a link between sex differences in the OT …