Detection, processing and reinforcement of social cues: regulation by the oxytocin system

R Menon, ID Neumann - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …

Enhancing precision in human neuroscience

S Nebe, M Reutter, DH Baker, J Bölte, G Domes… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Human neuroscience has always been pushing the boundary of what is measurable. During
the last decade, concerns about statistical power and replicability–in science in general, but …

The effects of oxytocin on appetite regulation, food intake and metabolism in humans

L Kerem, EA Lawson - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin and its receptor are involved in a range of physiological
processes, including parturition, lactation, cell growth, wound healing, and social behavior …

Oxytocin—a social peptide? Deconstructing the evidence

G Leng, RI Leng, M Ludwig - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In this paper, we analyse the claim that oxytocin is a 'social neuropeptide'. This claim
originated from evidence that oxytocin was instrumental in the initiation of maternal …

Advances and future perspectives of intranasal drug delivery: A scientometric review

D Xu, XJ Song, X Chen, JW Wang, YL Cui - Journal of Controlled Release, 2024 - Elsevier
Intranasal drug delivery is as a noninvasive and efficient approach extensively utilized for
treating the local, central nervous system, and systemic diseases. Despite numerous …

Oxytocin, erectile function and sexual behavior: last discoveries and possible advances

MR Melis, A Argiolas - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
A continuously increasing amount of research shows that oxytocin is involved in numerous
central functions. Among the functions in which oxytocin is thought to be involved are those …

Associations between oxytocin and empathy in humans: A systematic literature review

AM Barchi-Ferreira, FL Osório - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
This is a systematic review about the association between empathic behavior and oxytocin
(OXT). Searches were conducted in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science …

The modulation of emotional and social behaviors by oxytocin signaling in limbic network

R Triana-Del Rio, S Ranade, J Guardado… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neuropeptides can exert volume modulation in neuronal networks, which account for a well-
calibrated and fine-tuned regulation that depends on the sensory and behavioral contexts …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of oxytocin administration on social and routinized behaviors in autism: A preregistered systematic review and meta-analysis

K Audunsdottir, AM Sartorius, H Kang, B Glaser… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxytocin administration has demonstrated considerable promise for providing individualized
support for autistic people. However, studies evaluating the effects of oxytocin administration …

[HTML][HTML] Towards better hypothesis tests in oxytocin research: Evaluating the validity of auxiliary assumptions

DS Quintana - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Various factors have been attributed to the inconsistent reproducibility of human oxytocin
research in the cognitive and behavioral sciences. These factors include small sample sizes …