Background: Perinatal Depression (PD) is a widespread disabling condition that is
hypothesized to be associated with abnormalities in circadian rhythms and neuropeptide …

Objective Women exposed to childhood maltreatment (CM) are more likely to exhibit
insensitive parenting, which may have consequences for their offspring's development …

Child maltreatment dysregulates the brain's oxytocinergic system, resulting in dysfunctional
attachment patterns. However, how the oxytocinergic system in children who are maltreated …

The contribution of nature versus nurture to the development of human behavior has been
debated for centuries. Here, we offer a piece to this complex puzzle by identifying the human …

Background Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that is involved in the regulation of mood, anxiety
and social biology. Genetic variation in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) has been …

Exogenous oxytocin is widely used to induce or augment labor with little understanding of
the impact on offspring development. In rodent models, including the prairie vole (Microtus …

Background The oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene may be involved in resilience or
vulnerability towards stress, and hence in the development of stress-related disorders. There …

In humans, the neuropeptide oxytocin plays a critical role in social and emotional behavior.
The actions of this molecule are dependent on a protein that acts as its receptor, which is …

Background: Well-validated models of maternal behavior in small-brain mammals posit a
central role of oxytocin in parenting, by reducing stress and enhancing the reward value of …

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder. Non-genetic factors
and their interaction with genes have attracted increasing attention. Epigenetics is regarded …