[PDF][PDF] Oxytocin signaling in the central amygdala modulates emotion discrimination in mice

V Ferretti, F Maltese, G Contarini, M Nigro, A Bonavia… - Current Biology, 2019 - cell.com
Recognition of other's emotions influences the way social animals interact and adapt to the
environment. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been implicated in different aspects of …

Social stimuli induce activation of oxytocin neurons within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus to promote social behavior in male mice

SL Resendez, VMK Namboodiri, JM Otis… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
Oxytocin (OT) is critical for the expression of social behavior across a wide array of species;
however, the role of this system in the encoding of socially relevant information is not well …

Oxytocin in the medial amygdala is essential for social recognition in the mouse

JN Ferguson, JM Aldag, TR Insel… - Journal of …, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
Oxytocin (OT) knock-out mice fail to recognize familiar conspecifics after repeated social
exposures, despite normal olfactory and spatial learning abilities. OT treatment fully restores …

Oxytocin and behavior: Lessons from knockout mice

HK Caldwell, EA Aulino, AR Freeman… - Developmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
It is well established that the nonapeptide oxytocin (Oxt) is important for the neural
modulation of behaviors in many mammalian species. Since its discovery in 1906 and …

[PDF][PDF] Interplay between oxytocin and sensory systems in the orchestration of socio-emotional behaviors

V Grinevich, R Stoop - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) attracts the interest of neuroscientists, psychologists, and
psychiatrists due to its capacity to modulate emotional and social behavior. Although much …

Detection, processing and reinforcement of social cues: regulation by the oxytocin system

R Menon, ID Neumann - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …

Oxytocin and memory of emotional stimuli: some dance to remember, some dance to forget

M Maroun, S Wagner - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
An ever-growing body of evidence suggests that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin
plays a central role in the regulation of mammalian social behavior and relationships. Yet …

A common allele in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) impacts prosocial temperament and human hypothalamic-limbic structure and function

H Tost, B Kolachana, S Hakimi… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The evolutionarily highly conserved neuropeptide oxytocin is a key mediator of social and
emotional behavior in mammals, including humans. A common variant (rs53576) in the …

Oxytocin receptor dynamics in the brain across development and species

R Vaidyanathan, EAD Hammock - Developmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Oxytocin (OXT) signaling through the OXT receptor plays a significant role in a variety of
physiological processes throughout the lifespan. OXT's effects depend on the tissue …

Hippocampal oxytocin receptors are necessary for discrimination of social stimuli

T Raam, KM McAvoy, A Besnard, AH Veenema… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling in neural circuits mediating discrimination of social stimuli
and affiliation or avoidance behavior is thought to guide social recognition. Remarkably, the …