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

This review is aimed to provide a concise yet extensive survey of key short bioactive peptide
sequences for a range of applications ranging from biomaterials development to peptides …

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is rooted in an evolutionary, functional analysis of basic
social motivational systems (eg, to live in groups, form hierarchies and ranks, seek out …

Sexual orientation typically describes people's sexual attractions or desires based on their
sex relative to that of a target. Despite its utility, it has been critiqued in part because it fails to …

The multimodal properties of the human somatosensory system continue to be unravelled.
There is mounting evidence that one of these submodalities—touch—has another …

An expert review of the aetiology, assessment, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder,
and recommendations for diagnosis, management and service provision was coordinated …

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• The# 1 bestselling author of The Anxious Generation
and acclaimed social psychologist challenges conventional thinking about morality, politics …

It has been suggested that a key function of music during its development and spread
amongst human populations was its capacity to create and strengthen social bonds amongst …

During the last decade it has become more widely accepted that pet ownership and animal
assistance in therapy and education may have a multitude of positive effects on humans …

Background Maternal–newborn contact enhances organization of the infant's physiological
systems, including stress reactivity, autonomic functioning, and sleep patterns, and supports …