The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …

Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been revealed as a profound anxiolytic and antistress
factor of the brain, besides its many prosocial and reproductive effects. Therefore, there is …

Depression is apparently the most common psychiatric disease among the mood disorders
affecting about 10% of the adult population. The etiology and pathogenesis of depression …

Autism is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown aetiology that affects 1
in 100–150 individuals. Diagnosis is based on three categories of behavioural criteria …

Autism is diagnosed by three major symptom categories: unusual reciprocal social
interactions, impaired communication, and repetitive behaviors with restricted interests …

Oxytocin (Oxt) is a nonapeptide hormone best known for its role in lactation and parturition.
Since 1906 when its uterine-contracting properties were described until 50 years later when …

Oxytocin is produced in the hypothalamus and released into the circulation through the
neurohypophyseal system. Peripherally released oxytocin facilitates parturition and milk …

This unit presents two basic protocols that offer rapid assessments of anosmia (the absence
of a sense of smell) in mice. The buried food test is used to check for the ability to smell …

Social behavior encompasses a number of distinctive and complex constructs that form the
core elements of human imitative culture, mainly represented as either affiliative or …