Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and other
symptoms, and has a substantial socioeconomic impact. Current biomedical and …

Low intensity, non-noxious, stimulation of cutaneous somatosensory nerves has been
shown to trigger oxytocin release and is associated with increased social motivation, plus …

Interoception—the perception of internal bodily signals—has emerged as an area of interest
due to its implications in emotion and the prevalence of dysfunctional interoceptive …

An accumulating body of evidence suggests that the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin
(OT) has a modulatory effect on pain processing. Particularly strong evidence comes from …

Could nose-to-brain pathways mediate the effects of peptides such as oxytocin (OT) on brain
physiology when delivered intranasally? We address this question by contrasting two …

Preterm infants undergo early separation from parents and are exposed to frequent painful
clinical procedures, with resultant short-and long-term effects on their neurodevelopment …

The role of the hippocampus in social memory and behavior is under intense investigation.
Oxytocin (Oxt) and vasopressin (Avp) are two neuropeptides with many central actions …

Originally confined to the initiation of parturition and milk ejection after birth, the
hypothalamic nonapeptide oxytocin (OT) is now recognized as a critical determinant of …

Chronic pain (CP) severely disrupts the daily life of millions. Interoception (ie, sensing the
physiological condition of the body) plays a pivotal role in the aetiology and maintenance of …

The neuropeptide oxytocin plays a role in reward, stress, social affiliation, learning, and
memory processes. As such, there is increasing interest in oxytocin as a potential treatment …