Purpose Oxytocin (OXT) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that is released from the posterior
pituitary gland and at specific targets in the central nervous system (CNS). The prosocial …

Background Autism spectrum disorders are neurodevelopmental conditions with severe
impairments in social communication and interaction. Pioneering research suggests that …

Intranasal administration of the neuropeptide oxytocin (IN-OT) is increasingly explored as a
potential treatment for targeting the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To …

Background: Oxytocin (OXT) plays a prominent role in social cognition and may have clinical
applications for disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and social anxiety. The neural …

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 …

Aim: Oxytocin presents an exciting potential to target the core symptoms of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) pharmacologically in an easily administered, cost-effective form with possibly …

Autism spectrum disorder is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder with no established
pharmacological treatment for its core symptoms. Although previous literature has shown …

Intranasal administration of the neuropeptide oxytocin (IN-OT) is increasingly considered as
a potential treatment for targeting the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but …

Oxytocin (OT) and the serotonergic system putatively play important roles in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) etiology and symptoms, but no direct neurobiological evidence exists for …

The neuropeptide oxytocin may be an effective therapeutic strategy for the currently
untreatable social and communication deficits associated with autism. Our recent paper …