The underlying mechanisms of paternal responses to infant signals are poorly understood.
Vasopressin has previously been proposed to affect these responses. Using a double-blind …

Background Previous research has mostly focused on the hormonal, behavioral and neural
correlates of maternal caregiving. We present a randomized, double-blind, placebo …

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled within-subject study examined the effects
of intranasal administration of oxytocin and vasopressin on fathers' sensitive and …

Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a powerful regulator of various social behaviors across many
species. However, seemingly contradictory effects of AVP have been found in both animal …

Caregiving interest in men (N= 46) during the third trimester of their partner's pregnancy was
examined. The study included both explicit and implicit measures of caregiving interest …

The sense of touch develops in utero and enables parent-child communication from the
earliest moments of life. Research shows that parental touch (eg, licking and grooming in …

Females are responsible for the direct rearing of offspring in more than 95% of mammalian
species (1). Humans are an intriguing exception to this pattern of paternal investment, and …

In a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject magnetic resonance
imaging study, we examined the effect of 20 IU intranasal vasopressin on the neural …

An infant-oriented parental repertoire contributes to an infant's development and well-being.
The role of oxytocin (OT) in promoting affiliative bonds and parenting has been established …

Event-related potentials (ERPs) have been widely employed to identify different stages of
face processing, with recent research probing the neural dynamics of adult's processing of …