Despite evidence supporting a role for oxytocin (OT) in regulating social behavior,
surprisingly little is known about how this neuropeptide is calibrated during development …

The gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as a key environmental factor that shapes host
development and physiology, including neural circuits formation and function. Concurrently …

Bacterial anti-phage systems are frequently clustered in microbial genomes, forming
defense islands. This property enabled the recent discovery of multiple defense systems …

Dozens of studies, most conducted in the last four decades, have implicated oxytocin, as
well as vasopressin and their receptors, in processes that mediate selective sociality and the …

The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is a sexually dimorphic, neuropeptide‐rich
node of the extended amygdala that has been implicated in responses to stress, drugs of …

Oxytocin is a peptide molecule with a multitude of physiological and behavioral functions.
Based on its association with reproduction-including social bonding, sexual behavior, birth …

Early‐life experience influences social and emotional behaviour in adulthood. Affiliative
tactile stimuli in early life facilitate the development of social and emotional behaviour …

Major life transitions often co-occur with significant fluctuations in hormones that modulate
the central nervous system. These hormones enact neuroplastic mechanisms that prepare …

Rates of delivery by caesarean section (CS) are increasing around the globe and, although
several epidemiological associations have already been observed between CS and health …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common and heterogeneous
neurodevelopmental condition that is characterized by the core symptoms of social …