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 …

Since its discovery more than a century ago, oxytocin has become one of the most
intensively studied molecules in behavioral biology. In the last five years …

Objective: There is increased interest in measuring peripheral oxytocin levels to better
understand the role of this peptide in mammalian behavior, physiology, and disease. The …

Social dysfunction is a core symptom of many psychiatric disorders and current medications
have little or no remedial effects on this. Following on from extensive studies on animal …

Research on the neurobiological and behavioral effects of oxytocin (OT), as well as on its
possible therapeutic applications, has intensified in the past decade. Accurate determination …

Identify the biological role of oxytocin in forming attachments. Evaluate the relationship
between various neuropsychiatric disorders and oxytocin. Identify clinical implications of …

The neuropeptide, oxytocin, receives increasing attention due to its role in stress regulation
and promoting affiliative social behavior. Research across mammals points to a complex …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide recently associated with social behavior in animals and humans,
but the study of its function in populations with social deficits such as autism, schizophrenia …

Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide that is produced primarily in the hypothalamus and is best
known for its role in mammalian birth and lactation. Recent evidence also implicates OT in …

Over the past century, the polypeptide oxytocin has played an important role in medicine
with major highlights including the identification of its involvement in parturition and the milk …