Early studies attempting to disentangle the network complexity of the brain exploited the
accessibility of sensory receptive fields to reveal circuits made up of synapses connected …

In this chapter, we introduce a new area of social pharmacology that encompasses the study
of the role of neuromodulators in modulating a wide range of social behaviors and brain …

Despite the wealth of basic research showing broad anorexigenic effects of oxytocin, clinical
studies on oxytocin's therapeutic potential in obesity, are still in their infancy. Future …

Rationale Exogenous oxytocin administration is widely reported to improve social cognition
in human and nonhuman primate adults. Risk factors of impaired social cognition, however …

Games derived from experimental economics can be used to directly compare decision-
making behavior across primate species, including humans. For example, the use of …

Oxytocin (OT), a neuropeptide involved in affiliation has been shown to enhance social skills
in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Nevertheless, OT improvements seem …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has emerged as a potent modulator of diverse aspects of
interpersonal relationships. OT appears to work in close interaction with several other …

We normally react to individuals who exclude us socially by either avoiding them or
increasing our attempts to interact with them. The neuropeptide oxytocin can promote social …

While separation from significant social partners produces a host of neurobiological and
behavioral perturbations, including behavioral distress and increased glucocorticoid …

The extinction of conditioned fear responses entrains the formation of safe new memories to
decrease those behavioral responses. The knowledge in neuronal mechanisms of extinction …