Rationale Exogenous oxytocin administration is widely reported to improve social cognition
in human and nonhuman primate adults. Risk factors of impaired social cognition, however …

Early caregiver–infant interactions are critical for infants' socioemotional and cognitive
development. Several hormones and neuromodulators, including oxytocin, affect these …

Although positive effects of oxytocin (OT) on social functioning are well-demonstrated, little is
known about the mechanisms through which OT may drive early social development, or its …

Oxytocin has been suggested as a promising new treatment for neurodevelopmental
disorders. However, important gaps remain in our understanding of its mode of action, in …

Studies in a variety of species have reported enhanced prosocial effects after an acute
administration of the neuromodulating hormone, oxytocin (OT). Although the exact …

Oxytocin is widely used by obstetricians to induce or facilitate labor. The long lasting
consequences of oxytocin administration remain however unknown. Here, we discuss …

The effects of oxytocin on social cognition and behavior have recently attracted considerable
attention. In particular, oxytocin has been proposed as a novel therapeutic for psychiatric …

EMERGING EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT oxytocinplaysanimportantrolein human social
interactions, and preliminary clinical studies suggest the hormone may help improve social …

Converging evidence from humans and non-human animals indicates that the
neurohypophysial hormone oxytocin (OT) evolved to serve a specialized function in social …

Current models suggest that neuropeptide oxytocin modulates the salience of
emotional/social stimuli and consequently influences perceptual, attentional and learning …