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

Music is used to regulate mood and arousal in everyday life and to promote physical and
psychological health and well-being in clinical settings. However, scientific inquiry into the …

The neuropeptides vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) and their receptors in the brain are
involved in the regulation of various social behaviors and have emerged as drug targets for …

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

The neuropeptides oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are evolutionarily highly
conserved mediators in the regulation of complex social cognition and behaviour. Recent …

Pharmacological strategies for pain management have primarily focused on dampening
ascending neurotransmission and on opioid receptor–mediated therapies. Little is known …

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

Despite its initial treatment as a nuisance variable, the placebo effect is now recognized as a
powerful determinant of health across many different diseases and encounters. This is in …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide involved in a wide variety of social behaviors in diverse species.
Recent research on its effects in humans has generated an arresting picture of its role in the …

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA,'ecstasy') releases serotonin and
norepinephrine. MDMA is reported to produce empathogenic and prosocial feelings. It is …