The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide involved in a wide variety of social behaviors in diverse species.
Recent research on its effects in humans has generated an arresting picture of its role in the …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) attracts the interest of neuroscientists, psychologists, and
psychiatrists due to its capacity to modulate emotional and social behavior. Although much …

The role of the neuropeptide oxytocin in social cognition and prosocial behavior continues to
fascinate the scientific community (Bartz et al., 2011b). However, as our knowledge of …

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 …

Since the observation that oxytocin has key effects on social decision making, research on
this exciting neuropeptide has doubled in volume: hundreds of studies have pursued the …

Among its many roles in body and brain, oxytocin influences social behavior. Understanding
the precise nature of this influence is crucial, both within the broader theoretical context of …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has attracted great attention of the general public, basic
neuroscience researchers, psychologists, and psychiatrists due to its profound pro-social …

Oxytocin has been linked to many domains within the realm of “social cognition.” For
example, research has shown that oxytocin affects trusting behavior, cooperation, as well as …

There has been unprecedented interest in the prosocial effects of the neuropeptide oxytocin
in humans over the last decade. A range of studies has demonstrated correlations between …