Prenatal smoking cessation has been described as an empathic action “for the baby,” but
this has not been empirically demonstrated. We capitalized on a genetically-characterized …

Öz Oksitosin anne ve bebeğin bağlanması, çiftlerin bağlanması ve sosyal davranışlarda rol
oynayan bir nöropeptiddir. Otizm, şizofreni, duygudurum bozuklukları, anksiyete …

Abstract Purpose of Review To provide a systematic review of clinical studies that have
measured oxytocin levels in plasma, serum, and CSF of individuals with suicide attempts …

Cross-fostering studies suggest cocaine-induced deficits in maternal behavior could be
associated with altered behavior of offspring following prenatal cocaine-exposure. Neonatal …

Introduction Human and nonhuman animal research suggests that greater oxytocin (OT)
activity is protective against harmful substance use. Most research on this topic is preclinical …

Aim Addiction is an important global health issue, impacting also addicts environment and
society. Empathy plays crucial role in establishing successful social relationships and is a …

Motherhood has been deemed a normal crisis given the significant psychological,
biological, and neural changes surrounding pregnancy and the postpartum period. These …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that plays critical role in mother-infant bonding, pair bonding and
prosocial behaviors. Several neuropsychiatric disorders such as autism, schizophrenia …

Exogenously administered oxytocin interacts with the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA)
axis to modulate endogenous cortisol levels, suggesting a synergistic role for these two …

The prefrontal cortex plays a critical role in regulating substance use disorder and is strongly
implicated in inhibition of and relapse to drug-seeking. Within the prefrontal cortex, inhibitory …