Abstract Oxytocin (OT), the brain's most abundant neuropeptide, plays an important role in
social salience and motivation. Clinical trials of the efficacy of OT in autism spectrum …

The nonapeptide oxytocin and its receptor have been implicated in the regulation of
mammalian social behavior and stress physiology. Evidence is accumulating that the quality …

Oxytocin plays a vital role in social behavior and homeostatic processes, with animal models
indicating that oxytocin receptor (OXTR) expression patterns in the brain influence behavior …

Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with high chronicity and
treatment resistance, indicating the need for early therapy response markers enabling fast …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the lifelong existing disorders. Abnormal
methylation status of gene promoters of oxytonergic system has been implicated as among …

Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide signaling molecule originating from an ancestral peptide,
appears in different variants across all vertebrate and several invertebrate species …

The last couple of decades have witnessed a rapid accumulation of studies implicating
oxytocin (OT) in several neurobiological underpinnings of human behaviour and their …

Oxytocin (OXT) and its receptor (OXTR) are encoded by OXT and OXTR, respectively.
Variable methylation of these genes has been linked to variability in sociability and …

At 18 months, children engage in a variety of social behaviors that reflect their nascent ability
to understand the intentions of other people (eg joint attention, empathy, cooperation and …

Oxytocin plays an important role in the modulation of social behavior in both typical and
atypical contexts. Also, the quality of early parental care sets the foundation for long-term …