Attachment bonds are a defining feature of mammals. A conceptual framework on human
attachments is presented, integrating insights from animal research with neuroimaging …

Oxytocin has garnered considerable interest for its role in social behavior, as well as for the
potential of intranasal administration to treat social difficulties. However, current theoretical …

Oxytocin (OXT)-mediated behavioral responses to social and stressful cues have
extensively been studied in male rodents. Here, we investigated the capacity of brain OXT …

Oxytocin (OXT) receptors (OXTRs) are prominently expressed in hippocampal CA2 and CA3
pyramidal neurons, but little is known about its physiological function. As the functional …

Mice and rats are widely used to explore mechanisms of mammalian social behavior in
health and disease, raising the question whether they actually differ in their social behavior …

The mesolimbic dopamine (DA) circuitry determines which behaviors are positively
reinforcing and therefore should be encoded in the memory to become a part of the …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has a solid reputation as a facilitator of social interactions
such as parental and pair bonding, trust, and empathy. The many results supporting a pro …

Beyond its well-known role in reproduction, the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT)
has been implicated in a broad spectrum of social and nonsocial behaviors. The biological …

Oxytocin plays a vital role in social behavior and homeostatic processes, with animal models
indicating that oxytocin receptor (OXTR) expression patterns in the brain influence behavior …

Drug addiction is a compulsive behavioral abnormality. In spite of pharmacological
treatments and psychosocial support to reduce or eliminate drug intake, addiction tends to …