Oxytocin regulates parturition, lactation, parental nurturing, and many other social behaviors
in both sexes. The circuit mechanisms by which oxytocin modulates social behavior are …

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 …

Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

We are witnessing a stark increase in scientific interest in the neurobiological processes
associated with pregnancy and maternity. Convergent evidence suggests that around the …

Oxytocin is a well-known neurohypophysial hormone that plays an important role in
behavioral anxiety and nociception. Two major forms of long-term potentiation, presynaptic …

Oxytocin (OT) orchestrates social and emotional behaviors through modulation of neural
circuits. In the central amygdala, the release of OT modulates inhibitory circuits and, thereby …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has attracted great attention of the general public, basic
neuroscience researchers, psychologists, and psychiatrists due to its profound pro-social …

Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling in neural circuits mediating discrimination of social stimuli
and affiliation or avoidance behavior is thought to guide social recognition. Remarkably, the …

The release of dopamine (DA) regulates rewarding behavior and motor actions through
striatum-targeting efferents from ventral tegmental area (VTA) and substantia nigra pars …

Social animals detect the affective states of conspecifics and utilize this information to
orchestrate social interactions. In a social affective preference text in which experimental …