Oxytocin is a peptide molecule with a multitude of physiological and behavioral functions.
Based on its association with reproduction-including social bonding, sexual behavior, birth …

Functional imaging studies and clinical evidence indicate that cortical areas relevant to
social cognition are closely integrated with evolutionarily conserved basal forebrain …

Attachment theory is built on the assumption of consistency; the mother–infant bond is
thought to underpin the life-long representations individuals construct of attachment …

Infant stimuli elicit widespread neural and behavioral response in human adults, and such
massive allocation of resources attests to the evolutionary significance of the primary …

Recognizing and aligning individuals' unique adaptive beliefs or “priors” through
cooperative communication is critical to establishing a therapeutic relationship and alliance …

To initiate discussion on women in science, we begin with Gerald Edelman's
definition:“Science is imagination in the service of the verifiable truth,” which underscores …

The experience of the self as an embodied agent in the world is an essential aspect of
human consciousness. This experience arises from the feeling of control over one's bodily …

Eye contact is crucial for the formation and maintenance of social relationships, and plays a
key role in facilitating a strong parent-child bond. However, the precise neural and affective …

Introduction High quality of mother-child interaction is associated with better psychosocial
outcomes in children. However, this association might depend on the context in which …

Neural fingerprinting is a method to identify individuals from a group of people. Here, we
established a new connectome-based identification model and used diffusion maps to show …