Social perception plays a key role in our everyday interactions. It encompasses the ability to
identify, understand, and react to the social cues that others express. However, how we …

Social reward processing is a key mechanism underpinning human social interaction. The
feelings of reward attached to social interaction help to motivate future social behaviour and …

Hoewel dit dankwoord in het begin van mijn proefschrift is opgenomen, staat het symbool
voor het einde van een fantastisch traject. Het is inderdaad zoals ze zeggen:“De tijd vliegt …

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) are a major global public health concern and a leading
cause of disability-adjusted life-years, moreover, therapeutic options are limited. Brain …

Intranasal oxytocin is receiving increasing research attention as a potential treatment for
several brain disorders due to promising preclinical results. However, translating these …

The potential of intranasal oxytocin to treat several brain disorders is hampered by questions
regarding the most effective dose to engage central targets and the validity of …

Atypical responses to sensory stimuli are considered as a core aspect and early life marker
of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Although recent findings performed in mouse ASD …

Oxytocin (OXT) is a peptide with important regulatory roles in both physiological and
behavioral contexts. OXT binds to the OXT receptor (OXTR) in the central and peripheral …

ABSTRACT People at Clinical High Risk for psychosis (CHR-P) present with a clinical
syndrome that includes attenuated positive psychotic symptoms and impairments of …