Humans and animals live in social relationships shaped by actions of approach and
avoidance. Both are crucial for normal physical and mental development, survival, and well …

A variety of stressful experiences can influence the ability to form and subsequently inhibit
fear memory. While nonsocial stress can impact fear learning and memory throughout the …

Context Hypersexual disorder (HD) involves excessive, persistent sexual behaviors related
to various mood states and the diagnosis compulsive sexual behavior disorder is included …

Social isolation influences depression-and anxiety-related disorders and cardiac function.
Oxytocin may mediate these conditions through interactions with social behavior, emotion …

Adolescence is a critical time of social learning in which both the quantity and quality of
social interactions shape adult behavior and social function. During adolescence, social …

The stress response in rodents and humans is exquisitely dependent on the environmental
context. The interactive element of the environment is typically studied by creating laboratory …

Adolescence is a time of social learning and social restructuring that is accompanied by
changes in both the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and the hypothalamic-pituitary …

Increasing evidence shows that higher physical activity such as running and swimming
exercises is associated with decreased depression-related symptoms. However, underlying …

Oxytocin (OT) is a critical regulator of multiple facets of energy homeostasis, including brown
adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis. Nevertheless, it is unclear what, if any, consequence …

The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) is a powerful modulator of mammalian social
behavior and its administration was shown to affect various types of social interactions …