Oxytocin is a neuropeptide involved in a wide variety of social behaviors in diverse species.
Recent research on its effects in humans has generated an arresting picture of its role in the …

Affective disorders represent the most common psychiatric diseases, with substantial co-
morbidity existing between major depressive disorders (MDD) and anxiety disorders. The …

Animal studies have implicated oxytocin and vasopressin in social bonding, physiological
stress responses, and wound healing. In humans, endogenous oxytocin and vasopressin …

Young adults in couple (pair-bond) relationships reported on the positive and negative
aspects of their relationships and had blood drawn and assayed for oxytocin and …

Quercetin is a bioflavonoid reported to produce variety of behavioral effects like anxiolytic,
antidepressant, etc. Recent gathering evidences indicated that quercetin attenuates stress …

Monogamous species are usually considered to be less likely to exhibit sex differences in
behavior or brain structure. Most previous studies examining sex differences in stress …

Negative social interactions produce several detrimental consequences in humans and non-
human animals; and conversely, positive social interactions may have stress-buffering …

The social organization of rodent species determines behavioral patterns for both affiliative
and agonistic encounters. The neuropeptide oxytocin has been implicated in the mediation …

Accumulation of daily life stress (chronic stress) often causes functional gastrointestinal
diseases. Central oxytocin plays an important role in attenuating stress responses and …

The purpose of this review is to provide an analysis of the neurobiology of positive social
behaviors, including social engagement, attachment, and bonding. In life-span …