A new study convincingly demonstrates a deficiency of pituitary oxytocin secretion in
patients with vasopressin deficiency. Neuropsychological evaluations of these patients …

Sociality and timing are tightly interrelated in human interaction as seen in turn-taking or
synchronised dance movements. Sociality and timing also show in communicative acts of …

Introduction Positive social interactions with farm animals may have therapeutic benefits on
humans by increasing brain oxytocin secretion, as inferred from circulating oxytocin levels …

Background The supraoptic nucleus (SON) of the hypothalamus contains magnocellular
neurosecretory cells that secrete the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin. Sex differences in …

The neuropeptide oxytocin persists as a hot topic in neuroscience, with steadily increasing
interest in both scientific literature [1] and popular culture during recent decades [2–5]. This …

Eating disorders continue to be a major public health issue and important cause of morbidity
and premature mortality, particularly for young people. Yet in a concerning dialectic, this …

The absence of poor welfare is important for welfare to be good, but measures of good
welfare are of great value in welfare assessment. Assessors of the welfare of individuals …

Professional musicians experience intense social exposure and high levels of
preoccupation with their performance and potential negative reactions from the audience …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has historically been associated with reproduction and maternal
behavior. However, more recent research has uncovered that oxytocin has a much wider …

Studies in zebrafish can unravel the functions of cellular communication and thus identify
novel bench-to-bedside drugs targeting cellular communication signaling molecules. Due to …