Oxytocin (OT) is a great facilitator of social life but, although its effects on socially relevant
brain regions have been extensively studied, OT neuron activity during actual social …

A continuously increasing amount of research shows that oxytocin is involved in numerous
central functions. Among the functions in which oxytocin is thought to be involved are those …

Stress can negatively impact brain function and behaviors across the lifespan. However,
stressors during adolescence have particularly harmful effects on brain maturation, and on …

The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has received increasing attention for its role in
modulating social-emotional processes across species. Previous studies on using intranasal …

Rationale The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has emerged as a potential therapeutic
intervention in the treatment of both alcohol use disorder (AUD) and stress-related …

Highlights•There are quantifiable oxytocin-dependent sex differences in behavior.•Sex
differences in behavior are often not associated with structural changes in the oxytocin …

Social experiences in adolescence are essential for displaying context-appropriate social
behaviors in adulthood. We previously found that adult male rats that underwent social …

Rationale Adolescent intermittent ethanol exposure (AIE) produces lasting, sex-specific
social anxiety-like alterations in male, but not female rats. Oxytocin (OXT) and vasopressin …

The medial nucleus of the amygdala (MeA) is known to regulate social behavior. This brain
area is functionally positioned in a crossroads between sensory information processing and …

In the rat supraoptic nucleus, every oxytocin cell projects to the posterior pituitary, and is
involved both in reflex milk ejection during lactation and in regulating uterine contractions …