The neuropeptide oxytocin has attracted great attention of the general public, basic
neuroscience researchers, psychologists, and psychiatrists due to its profound pro-social …

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 neural basis of abnormal social behavior in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) remains
incompletely understood. Here we used two complementary but independent brain-wide …

Although small-scale studies have described the effects of oxytocin on social deficits in
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), no large-scale study has been conducted. In this …

Observed impairment in reciprocal social interaction is a diagnostic hallmark of autism
spectrum disorders. There is no effective medical treatment for these problems …

Highlights•The expression of parenting in both human and non-human mammals is affected
by hormones.•Oxytocin provides a neuroendocrine template for the effects of multiple …

Implicit in the long-standing disagreements about whether humans' fundamental nature is
predominantly caring or callous is an assumption of uniformity. This article reviews evidence …

Oxytocin, a nonapeptide hormone, has a key role in female reproductive functions as well as
in social memory in the brain. In our recent Communications Biology article, we reported that …

An accumulating body of evidence suggests that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin
(OT) has a modulatory effect on pain processing. Particularly strong evidence comes from …

The neurohormone oxytocin (OT) has been one the most studied peptides in behavioural
sciences over the past two decades. Primarily known for its crucial role in labour and …