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

Abstract Purpose of Review Neurodevelopmental disorders disproportionately affect males.
The mechanisms underlying male vulnerability or female protection are not known and …

Oxytocin (OT), a peptide hormone and neuromodulator, is involved in diverse physiological
and pathophysiological processes in the central nervous system and the periphery …

It is well known that affective and pleasant touch promotes individual well-being and
facilitates affiliative social communication, although the neural circuit that mediates this …

Oxytocin has garnered considerable interest for its role in social behavior, as well as for the
potential of intranasal administration to treat social difficulties. However, current theoretical …

Interventions for autism are limited. The synthetic hormone oxytocin may provide a potential
treatment to improve core social and behavioral difficulties in autism, but its efficacy has yet …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterized
by pervasive difficulties since early childhood across reciprocal social communication and …

Intranasal oxytocin has been shown to promote social functioning and has recently been
applied as a treatment for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The current meta-analysis aims …

There is growing interest in the role of the oxytocin system in social cognition and behavior.
Peripheral oxytocin concentrations are regularly used to approximate central concentrations …

The frequency of human social and emotional disorders varies significantly between males
and females. We have recently reported that oxytocin receptor interneurons (OxtrINs) …