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 human social brain is complex. Current knowledge fails to define the neurobiological
processes underlying social behaviour involving the (patho-) physiological mechanisms that …

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

Implicit in the long-standing disagreements about whether humans' fundamental nature is
predominantly caring or callous is an assumption of uniformity. This article reviews evidence …

Humans have lived in a dynamic environment fraught with potential dangers for thousands
of years. While fear and stress were crucial for the survival of our ancestors, today, they are …

Peaceful intergroup relations deteriorate when individuals engage in parochial cooperation
and parochial competition. To understand when and why intergroup relations change from …

Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide which has a critical role in human social behaviour and
cognition. Research investigating the role of OXT on functional brain changes in humans …

The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Intergroup conflict contributes to human discrimination and violence, but persists because
individuals make costly contributions to their group's fighting capacity. Yet how group …

Oxytocin (OT) is widely known for promoting social interactions, but there is growing
appreciation that it can sometimes induce avoidance of social contexts. The social salience …