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

The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin and its receptor are involved in a range of physiological
processes, including parturition, lactation, cell growth, wound healing, and social behavior …

Emotional contagion is the most ancestral form of empathy. We tested to what extent the
proximate mechanisms of emotional contagion are evolutionarily conserved by assessing …

Although intranasal oxytocin is expected to be a novel therapy for the core symptoms of
autism spectrum disorder, which has currently no approved medication, the efficacy of …

In recent years ample studies have reported that intranasal administration of the
neuropeptide oxytocin can facilitate social motivation and cognition in healthy and clinical …

Background Intranasal administration of oxytocin is increasingly explored as a new
approach to facilitate social development and reduce disability associated with a diagnosis …

Acute and chronic administration of intranasal oxytocin and vasopressin have been
extensively utilized in both animal models and human preclinical and clinical studies over …

Intranasal oxytocin exerts wide-ranging effects on socioemotional behavior and is proposed
as a potential therapeutic intervention in psychiatric disorders. However, following intranasal …

BackgroundThe neuropeptide oxytocin is proposed as a promising therapy for social
dysfunction by modulating amygdala-mediated social-emotional behavior. Although clinical …

There is evidence of the therapeutic potential of intranasal oxytocin for the treatment of pain
and various psychiatric disorders, however, there is scant evidence that oxytocin reaches …