The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …

Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …

The treatment of conduct problems among children and adolescents with callous-
unemotional (CU) traits has been subject to much speculation; however, treatment outcome …

Humans are an unusually prosocial species, who engage in social behaviors that include
altruism—whereby an individual engages in costly or risky acts to improve the welfare of …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
disorders characterized by problems with social communication, social interaction, and …

In humans, the neuropeptide oxytocin plays a critical role in social and emotional behavior.
The actions of this molecule are dependent on a protein that acts as its receptor, which is …

Mental disorders arise from neural and psychological mechanisms that have been built and
shaped by natural selection across our evolutionary history. Looking at psychopathology …

Implicit in the long-standing disagreements about whether humans' fundamental nature is
predominantly caring or callous is an assumption of uniformity. This article reviews evidence …

In adults, reporting low and high maternal care in childhood, we compared DNA methylation
in two stress-associated genes (two target sequences in the oxytocin receptor gene, OXTR; …

Childhood abuse can alter biological systems and increase risk for adult psychopathology.
Epigenetic mechanisms, alterations in DNA structure that regulate the gene expression, are …