Oxytocin and vasopressin are regulators of anxiety, stress-coping, and sociality. They are
released within hypothalamic and limbic areas from dendrites, axons, and perikarya …

The developing human brain is shaped by environmental exposures—for better or worse.
Many exposures relevant to mental health are genuinely social in nature or believed to have …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder characterized
by social impairment and restricted interactive and communicative behaviors. It may occur …

Mental health and social life are intimately inter-related, as demonstrated by the frequent
social deficits of psychiatric patients and the increased rate of psychiatric disorders in people …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has had key roles throughout mammalian evolution in the
regulation of complex social cognition and behaviors, such as attachment, parental care …

Oxytocin-and vasopressin-related systems are present in invertebrate and vertebrate
bilaterian animals, including humans, and exhibit conserved neuroanatomical and …

Background Oxytocin (OXT) modulates several aspects of social behavior. Intranasal OXT is
a leading candidate for treating social deficits in patients with autism spectrum disorder, and …

Recent studies have suggested oxytocin's therapeutic effects on deficits in social
communication and interaction in autism spectrum disorder through improvement of emotion …

Background Animal and human studies highlight the role of oxytocin in social cognition and
behavior and the potential of intranasal oxytocin (IN-OT) to treat social impairment in …

Importance Sociocommunicational deficits make it difficult for individuals with autism
spectrum disorders (ASD) to understand communication content with conflicting verbal and …