Intranasal oxytocin: myths and delusions

G Leng, M Ludwig - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite widespread reports that intranasal application of oxytocin has a variety of behavioral
effects, very little of the huge amounts applied intranasally appears to reach the …

A review of safety, side-effects and subjective reactions to intranasal oxytocin in human research

E MacDonald, MR Dadds, JL Brennan… - …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Human research investigating the impact of intranasal oxytocin on
psychological processes has accelerated over the last two decades. No review of side …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the field of intranasal oxytocin research: lessons learned and future directions for clinical research

DS Quintana, A Lischke, S Grace, D Scheele… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and
behavior have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable …

Intranasal administration of oxytocin: behavioral and clinical effects, a review

JG Veening, B Olivier - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
The intranasal (IN-) administration of substances is attracting attention from scientists as well
as pharmaceutical companies. The effects are surprisingly fast and specific. The present …

Dramatic improvement in sexual function induced by intranasal oxytocin

K MacDonald, D Feifel - The journal of sexual medicine, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Introduction A variety of sources indicate that oxytocin has beneficial effects on several
components of sexuality. This is a case report on a male who had significant, broad …

Statistical and methodological considerations for the interpretation of intranasal oxytocin studies

H Walum, ID Waldman, LJ Young - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, oxytocin (OT) has received focus in numerous studies associating
intranasal administration of this peptide with various aspects of human social behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Salivary and plasmatic oxytocin are not reliable trait markers of the physiology of the oxytocin system in humans

D Martins, AS Gabay, M Mehta, Y Paloyelis - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Single measurements of salivary and plasmatic oxytocin are used as indicators of the
physiology of the oxytocin system. However, questions remain about whether they are …

Improving the precision of intranasal oxytocin research

A Winterton, LT Westlye, NE Steen… - Nature Human …, 2021 - nature.com
The neuropeptide oxytocin has been popularized for its role in social behaviour and
nominated as a candidate treatment for several psychiatric illnesses due to promising …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated cerebrospinal fluid and blood concentrations of oxytocin following its intranasal administration in humans

N Striepens, KM Kendrick, V Hanking, R Landgraf… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
There has been an unprecedented interest in the modulatory effects of intranasal oxytocin
on human social cognition and behaviour, however as yet no study has actually …

Intranasal oxytocin effects on social cognition: a critique

SL Evans, O Dal Monte, P Noble, BB Averbeck - Brain research, 2014 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen a large number of published findings supporting the hypothesis
that intranasally delivered oxytocin (OT) can enhance the processing of social stimuli and …