The human oxytocin (OXT) system is implicated in the regulation of complex social
behaviors, as well as in psychopathologies characterized by social deficits. Emerging …

Background Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide and hormone involved in emotional
functioning and also seems to play a role in moderating the stress response. Both preclinical …

Maternal behavior (MB) is observable across mammals and represents an important feature
of environmental variation during early postnatal development. Oxytocin (OT) plays a crucial …

The emerging field of epigenetics provides a biological basis for gene-environment
interactions relevant to depression. We focus on DNA methylation of exon 1 and 2 of the …

Many neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) share common learning and behavioural
impairments, as well as features such as dysregulation of the oxytocin hormone. Here, we …

Genetic approaches have improved our understanding of the neurobiological basis of social
behavior and cognition. For instance, common polymorphisms of genes involved in oxytocin …

The role of oxytocin in social cognition has attracted tremendous interest in social
neuroscience and psychiatry. Some studies have reported improvement in social symptoms …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Since the first report of maternal care
effects on DNA methylation in rats, epigenetic modifications of the genome in response to …

Background Prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) is associated with behavioral, cognitive, and
social consequences in children that might persist into later development. However, there …

Oxytocin has anxiolytic properties whose mechanisms of action are still being identified.
DNA methylation in the promoter region of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR), an epigenetic …