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 …

Attachment bonds are a defining feature of mammals. A conceptual framework on human
attachments is presented, integrating insights from animal research with neuroimaging …

Social cognition broadly refers to the processing of social information in the brain that
underlies abilities such as the detection of others' emotions and responding appropriately to …

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 …

Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide signaling molecule originating from an ancestral peptide,
appears in different variants across all vertebrate and several invertebrate species …

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

Behavior genetics is the study of the relationship between genetic variation and
psychological traits. proposed “Three Laws of Behavior Genetics” based on empirical …

Although it is well known that appearance-based impressions affect labor market and
election outcomes, little is known about the role appearance plays in financial transactions …

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