Language acquisition in humans and song learning in songbirds naturally happen as a
social learning experience, providing an excellent opportunity to reveal social motivation …

Vocalizations are important components of social behaviour in many vertebrate species,
including our own. Less well-understood are the hormonal mechanisms involved in …

Vocal learning from social partners is crucial for the successful development of
communication in a wide range of species. Social interactions organize attention and …

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

Oxytocin (OT) is released in response to social signals, particularly positive ones like eye
contact, social touch, sexual behavior, and affiliative vocalizations. Conversely, exogenous …

The neurohormone oxytocin (OXT) has been found to mediate the regulation of complex
socioemotional cognition in multiple ways both in humans and other animals. Recent …

Social processes profoundly influence speech and language acquisition. Despite the
importance of social influences, little is known about how social interactions modulate vocal …

Oxytocin regulates parturition, lactation, parental nurturing, and many other social behaviors
in both sexes. The circuit mechanisms by which oxytocin modulates social behavior are …

Oxytocin is important for social interactions and maternal behaviour. However, little is known
about when, where and how oxytocin modulates neural circuits to improve social cognition …

Vocalization is an ancient vertebrate trait essential to many forms of communication, ranging
from courtship calls to free verse. Vocalizations may be entirely innate and evoked by sexual …