In addition to various reproductive stimuli, the neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is released both
from the neurohypophysial terminal into the blood stream and within distinct brain regions in …

The fundamental ability to form attachment is indispensable for human social relationships.
Impairments in social behaviour are associated with decreased quality of life and …

Louann Brizendine, MD, is a neuropsychiatrist whose professional career has been devoted
to studying the female brain and writing and lecturing to both the public and professionals …

Vasopressin (Avp) is mainly synthesized in the magnocellular cells of the hypothalamic
supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular nuclei (PVN) whose axons project to the posterior …

Pair-bonding has been suggested to be a critical factor in the evolutionary development of
the social brain. The brain neuropeptide arginine vasopressin (AVP) exerts an important …

Emotion Science is a state-of-the-art introduction to the study of emotion. Drawing on an
extraordinarily wide array of research from psychology and neuroscience, the author …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide recently associated with social behavior in animals and humans,
but the study of its function in populations with social deficits such as autism, schizophrenia …

The formation and maintenance of social bonds in adulthood is an essential component of
human health. However studies investigating the underlying neurobiology of such behaviors …

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by three core symptom domains: speech
and communication abnormalities, social functioning impairments and repetitive behaviours …

This paper reviews the evolutionary history and biology of love and marriage. It examines
the current and imminent possibilities of biological manipulation of lust, attraction and …