Oxytocin is a pleiotropic, peptide hormone with broad implications for general health,
adaptation, development, reproduction, and social behavior. Endogenous oxytocin and …

Despite widespread reports that intranasal application of oxytocin has a variety of behavioral
effects, very little of the huge amounts applied intranasally appears to reach the …

Oxytocin (OT) is becoming increasingly established as a prosocial neuropeptide in humans
with therapeutic potential in treatment of social, cognitive, and mood disorders. However, the …

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 …

The neurohypophysial peptide oxytocin (OT) and OT-like hormones facilitate reproduction in
all vertebrates at several levels. The major site of OT gene expression is the magnocellular …

The authors forward the hypothesis that social exclusion is experienced as painful because
reactions to rejection are mediated by aspects of the physical pain system. The authors …

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

Animal studies have demonstrated that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) plays a critical role in
processes of parent–infant bonding through mechanisms of early parental care, particularly …

It is difficult to think of any behavioural process that is more intrinsically important to us than
attachment. Feeding, sleeping and locomotion are all necessary for survival, but humans …

During breastfeeding or suckling, maternal oxytocin levels are raised by somatosensory
stimulation. Oxytocin may, however, also be released by nonnoxious stimuli such as touch …