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 …

Friendship is the single most important factor influencing our health, well-being, and
happiness. Creating and maintaining friendships is, however, extremely costly, in terms of …

During the last decade it has become more widely accepted that pet ownership and animal
assistance in therapy and education may have a multitude of positive effects on humans …

Social support, which is the perception or experience that one is cared for, esteemed, and
part of a mutually supportive social network, has beneficial effects on mental and physical …

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

While trait positive emotionality and state positive-valence affect have long been the subject
of intense study, the importance of differentiating among several “discrete” positive emotions …

This review examines the hypothesis that oxytocin pathways—which include the
neuropeptide oxytocin, the related peptide vasopressin, and their receptors—are at the …

Social neuroscience is rapidly exploring the complex territory between perception and
action where recognition, value, and meaning are instantiated. This review follows the trail of …

Background The fight-or-flight response is generally regarded as the prototypic human
response to stress. First described by Walter Cannon in 1932, the fightor-flight response is …

There is growing evidence that the neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin modulate
complex social behavior and social cognition. These ancient neuropeptides display a …