Links between the neurobiology of oxytocin and human musicality

AR Harvey - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Oxytocin pathway genes: evolutionary ancient system impacting on human affiliation, sociality, and psychopathology

R Feldman, M Monakhov, M Pratt, RP Ebstein - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide signaling molecule originating from an ancestral peptide,
appears in different variants across all vertebrate and several invertebrate species …

Inhaled oxytocin amplifies both vicarious reinforcement and self reinforcement in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

SWC Chang, JW Barter, RB Ebitz… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
People attend not only to their own experiences, but also to the experiences of those around
them. Such social awareness profoundly influences human behavior by enabling …

Integrative approaches utilizing oxytocin to enhance prosocial behavior: from animal and human social behavior to autistic social dysfunction

H Yamasue, JR Yee, R Hurlemann… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is as high as 1 in 100 individuals and is a
heavy burden to society. Thus, identifying causes and treatments is imperative. Here, we …

Oxytocin levels in social anxiety disorder

EA Hoge, MH Pollack, RE Kaufman… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Oxytocin is a neuropeptide recently associated with social behavior in animals and humans,
but the study of its function in populations with social deficits such as autism, schizophrenia …

Oxytocin release increases with age and is associated with life satisfaction and prosocial behaviors

PJ Zak, B Curry, T Owen, JA Barraza - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Helping behaviors and life satisfaction generally increase after middle-age. Identifying the
neural substrates of prosocial behaviors in older adults may offer additional insights into …

Impact of prosocial neuropeptides on human brain function

A Meyer-Lindenberg - Progress in brain research, 2008 - Elsevier
Oxytocin and vasopressin are key effectors of social behaviour (Insel, TR and Fernald, RD
(2004). Annu. Rev. Neurosci., 27: 697–722). Oxytocin effects in humans were recently …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin in general anxiety and social fear: a translational approach

ID Neumann, DA Slattery - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been revealed as a profound anxiolytic and antistress
factor of the brain, besides its many prosocial and reproductive effects. Therefore, there is …

A distributed network for social cognition enriched for oxytocin receptors

M Mitre, BJ Marlin, JK Schiavo, E Morina… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Oxytocin is a neuropeptide important for social behaviors such as maternal care and parent–
infant bonding. It is believed that oxytocin receptor signaling in the brain is critical for these …

The oxytocin paradox

RAI Bethlehem, S Baron-Cohen, J van Honk… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In 2005, Kosfeld et al. published their now seminal paper showing that intranasal oxytocin
(OXT) administration increased interpersonal trust (Kosfeld et al., 2005). This finding …