Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and
behavior have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable …

Domestic animals often seek and enjoy interacting with humans. Positive human–animal
relationships can elicit positive emotions and other positive welfare outcomes. Nevertheless …

Oxytocin sets the stage for childbirth by initiating uterine contractions, lactation and maternal
bonding behaviours. Mice lacking secreted oxcytocin (Oxt−/−, Cd38−/−) or its receptor …

Obesity and its associated complications have reached epidemic proportions in the USA
and also worldwide, highlighting the need for new and more effective treatments. Although …

Social interactions are central to the health and psychological well-being of domestic
animals. Until now, research has overwhelmingly focused on negative social behaviours …

Selective adult social attachments, or 'pair bonds', represent central relationships for
individuals in a number of social species, including humans. Loss of a pair mate has …

Oxytocin is often portrayed as a hormone specific to social behavior, reflective of positive
welfare states, and linked to mental states. Research on oxytocin in domesticated animal …

The high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in persons with schizophrenia has spurred
investigational efforts to study the mechanism beneath its pathophysiology. Early psychosis …

Research on oxytocin (OT) has provided crucial insight into the neuroendocrine
mechanisms of social behavior and human-animal interactions. Nonetheless, this peptide …

Pain, particularly chronic pain, remains one of the most debilitating and difficult-to-treat
conditions in medicine. Chronic pain is difficult to treat, in part because it is associated with …