The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …

Compulsive drug seeking that is associated with addiction is hypothesized to follow a
heuristic framework that involves three stages (binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect …

The neurohypophysial peptide oxytocin (OT) and OT-like hormones facilitate reproduction in
all vertebrates at several levels. The major site of OT gene expression is the magnocellular …

The purpose of this paper is to review existing behavioral and neuroendocrine perspectives
on social attachment and love. Both love and social attachments function to facilitate …

A neurobiological model for pair-bond formation has emerged from studies in monogamous
rodents. The neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin contribute to the processing of social …

An integrative framework is proposed for understanding how multiple biological and
psychological systems are regulated in the context of adult attachment relationships …

There is a considerable literature on the neurobiology of reward, based largely on studies of
addiction or substance abuse. This review considers the possibility that the neural circuits …

There has been unprecedented interest in the prosocial effects of the neuropeptide oxytocin
in humans over the last decade. A range of studies has demonstrated correlations between …

Rationale Love has long been referred to as an addiction in literature and poetry. Scientists
have often made comparisons between social attachment processes and drug addiction …

This paper examines the developmental effects of the mammalian neuropeptide, oxytocin
(OT). In adults, OT is the most abundant neuropeptide in the hypothalamus and serves …