Sex, love and oxytocin: Two metaphors and a molecule
CS Carter - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Dozens of studies, most conducted in the last four decades, have implicated oxytocin, as
well as vasopressin and their receptors, in processes that mediate selective sociality and the …
well as vasopressin and their receptors, in processes that mediate selective sociality and the …
Effects of oxytocin ablation on pup rescue, nursing behaviors and response to pup separation in early‐to‐mid postpartum mice
H Ng, N Ohmura, E Miyazawa… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oxytocin, a neuropeptide hormone, is indispensable for milk ejection during nursing and is
important for uterine contractions during parturition. The exact functions of oxytocin in …
important for uterine contractions during parturition. The exact functions of oxytocin in …
Prolonged partner separation erodes nucleus accumbens transcriptional signatures of pair bonding in male prairie voles
The loss of a spouse is often cited as the most traumatic event in a person's life. However, for
most people, the severity of grief and its maladaptive effects subside over time via an …
most people, the severity of grief and its maladaptive effects subside over time via an …
Introduction to Special Issue on Affective Science in Animals: Toward a Greater Understanding of Affective Processes in Non-Human Animals
How should we characterize the affective lives of non-human animals? There is a large body
of work studying affective processes in non-human animals, yet this work is frequently …
of work studying affective processes in non-human animals, yet this work is frequently …