Low oxytocin levels are related to alexithymia in anorexia nervosa

C Schmelkin, F Plessow, JJ Thomas… - … Journal of Eating …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Anorexia nervosa is associated with social‐emotional functioning deficits and low
levels of the social neurohormone oxytocin, even after weight gain. The relationship …

The role of intranasal oxytocin on social cognition: an integrative human lifespan approach

M Horta, D Pehlivanoglu, NC Ebner - Current behavioral neuroscience …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This narrative review synthesizes research from the last two
decades on the modulatory role of intranasal OT administration (IN-OT) on social cognition …

A meta-analysis of hormone administration effects on cooperative behaviours: Oxytocin, vasopressin, and testosterone

X Yang, W Wang, XT Wang, YW Wang - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2021 - Elsevier
The hormones oxytocin, vasopressin, and testosterone have been implicated in cooperative
behaviours and have attracted increasing research interest for their potential to regulate …

Attenuation of oxytocin and serotonin 2A receptor signaling through novel heteroreceptor formation

B Chruscicka, SE Wallace Fitzsimons… - ACS Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The oxytocin receptor (OTR) and the 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor (5-HTR2A) are
expressed in similar brain regions modulating central pathways critical for social and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of intranasal oxytocin on neural response to facial emotions in healthy adults as measured by functional MRI: a systematic review

J Tully, AS Gabay, D Brown, DGM Murphy… - Psychiatry Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abnormalities in responses to human facial emotions are associated with a range of
psychiatric disorders. Addressing these abnormalities may therefore have significant clinical …

Effects of human and animal-assisted skills training on oxytocin und cortisol levels in patients with borderline personality disorder

O Plett, V Flasbeck, M Brüne - Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterised, among other
symptoms, by emotional instability and difficulties in regulating proximity to significant others …

Evaluating the neuropeptide–social cognition link in ageing: the mediating role of basic cognitive skills

R Polk, M Horta, T Lin, E Porges… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The roles of oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) as crucial modulators of social
cognition and related behaviours have been extensively addressed in the literature. The …

Social class, sex, and the ability to recognize emotions: the main effect is in the interaction

SA Brener, WE Frankenhuis… - Personality and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Previous research has demonstrated an inverse relation between subjective social class
(SSC) and performance on emotion recognition tasks. Study 1 (N= 418) involved a …

Age-related differences in amygdala activation associated with face trustworthiness but no evidence of oxytocin modulation

T Lin, D Pehlivanoglu, M Ziaei, P Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The amygdala has been shown to be responsive to face trustworthiness. While older adults
typically give higher face trustworthiness ratings than young adults, a direct link between …

Oxytocin increases eye gaze in schizophrenia

ER Bradley, A Seitz, AN Niles, KP Rankin… - Schizophrenia …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abnormal eye gaze is common in schizophrenia and linked to functional impairment. The
hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin modulates visual attention to social stimuli, but its …