Oxytocin, neural plasticity, and social behavior

RC Froemke, LJ Young - Annual Review of Neuroscience, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Oxytocin regulates parturition, lactation, parental nurturing, and many other social behaviors
in both sexes. The circuit mechanisms by which oxytocin modulates social behavior are …

Is oxytocin “nature's medicine”?

CS Carter, WM Kenkel, EL MacLean, SR Wilson… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - ASPET
Oxytocin is a pleiotropic, peptide hormone with broad implications for general health,
adaptation, development, reproduction, and social behavior. Endogenous oxytocin and …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in human oxytocin measurement: challenges and proposed solutions

BA Tabak, G Leng, A Szeto, KJ Parker… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Oxytocin, a neuropeptide known for its role in reproduction and socioemotional processes,
may hold promise as a therapeutic agent in treating social impairments in patient …

Social touch promotes interfemale communication via activation of parvocellular oxytocin neurons

Y Tang, D Benusiglio, A Lefevre, L Hilfiger… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Oxytocin (OT) is a great facilitator of social life but, although its effects on socially relevant
brain regions have been extensively studied, OT neuron activity during actual social …

A genetically encoded sensor measures temporal oxytocin release from different neuronal compartments

T Qian, H Wang, P Wang, L Geng, L Mei… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Oxytocin (OT), a peptide hormone and neuromodulator, is involved in diverse physiological
and pathophysiological processes in the central nervous system and the periphery …

[HTML][HTML] The role of oxytocin and the effect of stress during childbirth: neurobiological basics and implications for mother and child

MH Walter, H Abele, CF Plappert - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The neuropeptide oxytocin acts as a hormone and a neuromodulator, influencing a
multitude of human social behaviors, including reproduction. During childbirth and the …

What is resilience: an affiliative neuroscience approach

R Feldman - World psychiatry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Resilience–a key topic in clinical science and practice–still lacks a clear conceptualization
that integrates its evolutionary and human‐specific features, refrains from exclusive focus on …

Oxytocin, vasopressin, and social behavior: from neural circuits to clinical opportunities

N Rigney, GJ de Vries, A Petrulis, LJ Young - Endocrinology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

The transition to motherhood: linking hormones, brain and behaviour

C Servin-Barthet, M Martínez-García, C Pretus… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
We are witnessing a stark increase in scientific interest in the neurobiological processes
associated with pregnancy and maternity. Convergent evidence suggests that around the …

Hormonal influences in migraine—interactions of oestrogen, oxytocin and CGRP

DN Krause, K Warfvinge, KA Haanes… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Migraine is ranked as the second highest cause of disability worldwide and the first among
women aged 15–49 years. Overall, the incidence of migraine is threefold higher among …