Over the last decade, oxytocin (OT) has received focus in numerous studies associating
intranasal administration of this peptide with various aspects of human social behavior …

Behavioral neuroscientists have shown that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) plays a key role
in social attachment and affiliation in nonhuman mammals. Inspired by this initial research …

Could nose-to-brain pathways mediate the effects of peptides such as oxytocin (OT) on brain
physiology when delivered intranasally? We address this question by contrasting two …

The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Intranasal delivery of oxytocin (Oxt) has been identified as a potential therapeutic to target
human conditions characterized by social deficits, yet the ability of this administrative route …

Social anxiety is a form of anxiety characterized by continuous fear of one or more social or
performance situations. Although multiple treatment modalities (cognitive behavioral …

The capacity and motivation to be social is a key component of the human adaptive
behavioral repertoire. Recent research has identified social behaviors remarkably similar to …

A variety of therapeutic proteins have shown potential to treat central nervous system (CNS)
disorders. Challenge to deliver these protein molecules to the brain is well known. Proteins …

Schizophrenia is a disabling, heterogeneous disorder with clinical features that can be
parsed into three domains: positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive deficits …

The influence of neuromodulators on brain activity and behaviour is undeniably profound,
yet our knowledge of the underlying mechanisms, or ability to reliably reproduce effects …