Detection, processing and reinforcement of social cues: regulation by the oxytocin system

A genetically encoded sensor measures temporal oxytocin release from different neuronal compartments

(2023) Tongrui Qian et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Oxytocin receptor is not required for social attachment in prairie voles

(2023) Kristen M. Berendzen et al.   NEURON

Neural circuitry for maternal oxytocin release induced by infant cries

(2023) Silvana Valtcheva et al.   NATURE

Structure-function relationships of the disease-linked A218T oxytocin receptor variant

(2022) Magdalena Meyer et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Social touch-like tactile stimulation activates a tachykinin 1-oxytocin pathway to promote social interactions

(2022) Hang Yu et al.   NEURON

Whole-Brain Wiring Diagram of Oxytocin System in Adult Mice

(2022) Seoyoung Son et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin receptor expression patterns in the human brain across development

(2022) Jaroslav Rokicki et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Oxytocin neurons mediate the effect of social isolation via the VTA circuits

(2022) Stefano Musardo et al.   eLife

Synthetic Oxytocin and Vasopressin Act Within the Central Amygdala to Exacerbate Aggression in Female Wistar Rats

(2022) Vinícius E. de M. Oliveira et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Neural circuits regulating prosocial behaviors

(2022) Jessica J. Walsh et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Establishment of a social conditioned place preference paradigm for the study of social reward in female mice

(2022) Zofia Harda et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of Chronic and Acute Intranasal Oxytocin Treatments on Temporary Social Separation in Adult Titi Monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)

(2022) Rocío Arias del Razo et al.   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Neuroendocrine regulation of female aggression

(2022) Vinícius Elias de Moura Oliveira et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Advances in human oxytocin measurement: challenges and proposed solutions

(2022) Benjamin A. Tabak et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Responses and functions of dopamine in nucleus accumbens core during social behaviors

(2022) Bing Dai et al.   Cell Reports

Astrocytes mediate the effect of oxytocin in the central amygdala on neuronal activity and affective states in rodents

(2021) Jérôme Wahis et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Neural circuits of social behaviors: innate yet flexible

(2021) Dongyu Wei et al.   NEURON

Oxytocin, Neural Plasticity, and Social Behavior

(2021) Robert C. Froemke et al.   Annual Review of Neuroscience

Universal nomenclature for oxytocin–vasotocin ligand and receptor families

(2021) Constantina Theofanopoulou et al.   NATURE

An amygdala-to-hypothalamus circuit for social reward

(2021) Rongfeng K. Hu et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

The influence of rs53576 polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene on empathy in healthy adults by subtype and ethnicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2021) Russell J. Chander et al.   REVIEWS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES

Oxytocin and vasopressin within the ventral and dorsal lateral septum modulate aggression in female rats

(2021) Vinícius Elias de Moura Oliveira et al.   Nature Communications

Chronic oxytocin-driven alternative splicing of Crfr2α induces anxiety

(2021) Julia Winter et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Oxytocin neurons enable social transmission of maternal behaviour

(2021) Ioana Carcea et al.   NATURE

Oxytocin receptors in the midbrain dorsal raphe are essential for postpartum maternal social and affective behaviors

(2021) Zachary A. Grieb et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Top-down acetylcholine signaling via olfactory bulb vasopressin cells contributes to social discrimination in rats

(2021) Hajime Suyama et al.   Communications Biology

Oxytocin, Erectile Function and Sexual Behavior: Last Discoveries and Possible Advances

(2021) Maria Rosaria Melis et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Neuroendocrine Stress Response in Female and Male Youths With Conduct Disorder and Associations With Early Adversity

(2021) Anka Bernhard et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

VTA dopamine neuron activity encodes social interaction and promotes reinforcement learning through social prediction error

(2021) Clément Solié et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Neurobiology of the lateral septum: regulation of social behavior

(2021) Rohit Menon et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

The Association of Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) Polymorphisms Antisocial Behavior: A Meta-analysis

(2020) Holly E. Poore et al.   BEHAVIOR GENETICS

Social stimuli induce activation of oxytocin neurons within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus to promote social behavior in male mice

(2020) Shanna L. Resendez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene: implications for autism symptom severity and brain functional connectivity

(2020) Elissar Andari et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Social approach and social vigilance are differentially regulated by oxytocin receptors in the nucleus accumbens

(2020) Alexia V. Williams et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Development of Social Attention and Oxytocin Levels in Maltreated Children

(2020) Shizuka Suzuki et al.   Scientific Reports

Social touch promotes interfemale communication via activation of parvocellular oxytocin neurons

(2020) Yan Tang et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Wireless Optogenetic Stimulation of Oxytocin Neurons in a Semi-natural Setup Dynamically Elevates Both Pro-social and Agonistic Behaviors

(2020) Sergey Anpilov et al.   NEURON

A registered replication study on oxytocin and trust

(2020) Carolyn H. Declerck et al.   Nature Human Behaviour

A standardized social preference protocol for measuring social deficits in mouse models of autism

(2020) Benjamin Rein et al.   Nature Protocols

Extrahypothalamic oxytocin neurons drive stress-induced social vigilance and avoidance

(2020) Natalia Duque-Wilckens et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Oxytocin Influences Male Sexual Activity via Non-synaptic Axonal Release in the Spinal Cord

(2020) Takumi Oti et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Improving the precision of intranasal oxytocin research

(2020) Adriano Winterton et al.   Nature Human Behaviour

The Role of Intranasal Oxytocin in Anxiety and Depressive Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

(2019) Francesca De Cagna et al.   Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience

Oxytocin pathway gene networks in the human brain

(2019) Daniel S. Quintana et al.   Nature Communications

Chemogenetic activation of oxytocin neurons: temporal dynamics, hormonal release, and behavioral consequences

(2019) Thomas Grund et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin and vasopressin inhibit hyper-aggressive behaviour in socially isolated mice

(2019) Oliver Tan et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Comparing vasopressin and oxytocin fiber and receptor density patterns in the social behavior neural network: Implications for cross-system signaling

(2019) Caroline J.W. Smith et al.   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin receptor DNA methylation and alterations of brain volumes in maltreated children

(2019) Takashi X. Fujisawa et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Oxytocin Signaling in the Central Amygdala Modulates Emotion Discrimination in Mice

(2019) Valentina Ferretti et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Primate mosaic brain evolution reflects selection on sensory and cognitive specialization

(2019) Alex R. DeCasien et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Insular Cortex Projections to Nucleus Accumbens Core Mediate Social Approach to Stressed Juvenile Rats

(2019) Morgan M. Rogers-Carter et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin Receptors in the Anteromedial Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Stress-Induced Social Avoidance in Female California Mice

(2018) Natalia Duque-Wilckens et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Oxytocin Signaling in the Lateral Septum Prevents Social Fear during Lactation

(2018) Rohit Menon et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Insular cortex mediates approach and avoidance responses to social affective stimuli

(2018) Morgan M. Rogers-Carter et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

The Oxytocin Receptor: From Intracellular Signaling to Behavior

(2018) Benjamin Jurek et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Oxytocin receptor mRNA expression in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in major psychiatric disorders: A human post-mortem study

(2018) M.R. Lee et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin functions as a spatiotemporal filter for excitatory synaptic inputs to VTA dopamine neurons

(2018) Lei Xiao et al.   eLife

Epigenetic regulation of the oxytocin receptor is associated with neural response during selective social attention

(2018) Meghan H. Puglia et al.   Translational Psychiatry

The CRF Family of Neuropeptides and their Receptors - Mediators of the Central Stress Response

(2018) Nina Dedic et al.   Current Molecular Pharmacology

Adolescent oxytocin response to stress and its behavioral and endocrine correlates

(2018) Anka Bernhard et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

The neural mechanisms and circuitry of the pair bond

(2018) Hasse Walum et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin Transforms Firing Mode of CA2 Hippocampal Neurons

(2018) Natasha N. Tirko et al.   NEURON

Effect of age and autism spectrum disorder on oxytocin receptor density in the human basal forebrain and midbrain

(2018) Sara M. Freeman et al.   Translational Psychiatry

Cross-talk among oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin receptors: Relevance for basic and clinical studies of the brain and periphery

(2017) Zhimin Song et al.   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Regulation of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone neurone excitability by oxytocin

(2017) B. B. Jamieson et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Diversity of oxytocin neurons: beyond magno- and parvocellular cell types?

(2017) Ferdinand Althammer et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Neuropeptide S Activates Paraventricular Oxytocin Neurons to Induce Anxiolysis

(2017) Thomas Grund et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Biased Oxytocinergic Modulation of Midbrain Dopamine Systems

(2017) Lei Xiao et al.   NEURON

Oxytocin-enforced norm compliance reduces xenophobic outgroup rejection

(2017) Nina Marsh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gating of social reward by oxytocin in the ventral tegmental area

(2017) Lin W. Hung et al.   SCIENCE

Oxytocin enhances observational fear in mice

(2017) Marc T. Pisansky et al.   Nature Communications

Hippocampal oxytocin receptors are necessary for discrimination of social stimuli

(2017) Tara Raam et al.   Nature Communications

Freezing suppression by oxytocin in central amygdala allows alternate defensive behaviours and mother-pup interactions

(2017) Elizabeth Rickenbacher et al.   eLife

Oxytocin signaling in the medial amygdala is required for sex discrimination of social cues

(2017) Shenqin Yao et al.   eLife

Beyond the hype and hope: Critical considerations for intranasal oxytocin research in autism spectrum disorder

(2016) Gail A. Alvares et al.   Autism Research

Prenatal stress exposure, oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) methylation, and child autistic traits: The moderating role ofOXTRrs53576 genotype

(2016) Jolien Rijlaarsdam et al.   Autism Research

The relationship between aggression, empathy skills and serum oxytocin levels in male children and adolescents with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

(2016) Esra Demirci et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY

A Spatiotemporal Profile of In Vivo Cerebral Blood Flow Changes Following Intranasal Oxytocin in Humans

(2016) Yannis Paloyelis et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Assembling the Puzzle: Pathways of Oxytocin Signaling in the Brain

(2016) Valery Grinevich et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

The Social Salience Hypothesis of Oxytocin

(2016) Simone G. Shamay-Tsoory et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Intranasal Oxytocin: Myths and Delusions

(2016) Gareth Leng et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Effective Modulation of Male Aggression through Lateral Septum to Medial Hypothalamus Projection

(2016) Li Chin Wong et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Subcaste differences in neural activation suggest a prosocial role for oxytocin in eusocial naked mole-rats

(2016) Georgia A. Hathaway et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles

(2016) Zachary V. Johnson et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Oxytocin Enhances Social Recognition by Modulating Cortical Control of Early Olfactory Processing

(2016) Lars-Lennart Oettl et al.   NEURON

Septal oxytocin administration impairs peer affiliation via V1a receptors in female meadow voles

(2016) Allison M.J. Anacker et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin in the nucleus accumbens shell reverses CRFR2-evoked passive stress-coping after partner loss in monogamous male prairie voles

(2016) Oliver J. Bosch et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin-dependent consolation behavior in rodents

(2016) J. P. Burkett et al.   SCIENCE

Oxytocin receptor gene variations predict neural and behavioral response to oxytocin in autism

(2016) Takamitsu Watanabe et al.   Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

ASD and Genetic Associations with Receptors for Oxytocin and Vasopressin—AVPR1A, AVPR1B, and OXTR

(2016) Sunday M. Francis et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

The role of oxytocin in male and female reproductive behavior

(2015) J.G. Veening et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Raphe serotonin neuron-specific oxytocin receptor knockout reduces aggression without affecting anxiety-like behavior in male mice only

(2015) J. H. Pagani et al.   GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

Oxytocin Regulates Stress-Induced Crf Gene Transcription through CREB-Regulated Transcription Coactivator 3

(2015) B. Jurek et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin excites nucleus accumbens shell neurons in vivo

(2015) Mahsa Moaddab et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin enables maternal behaviour by balancing cortical inhibition

(2015) Bianca J. Marlin et al.   NATURE

A sexually dimorphic hypothalamic circuit controls maternal care and oxytocin secretion

(2015) Niv Scott et al.   NATURE

Stress and the social brain: behavioural effects and neurobiological mechanisms

(2015) Carmen Sandi et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin Mediates Entrainment of Sensory Stimuli to Social Cues of Opposing Valence

(2015) Han Kyoung Choe et al.   NEURON

Oxytocin microinjected into the central amygdaloid nuclei exerts anti-aggressive effects in male rats

(2015) Federica Calcagnoli et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Oxytocin Receptor Gene Methylation: Converging Multilevel Evidence for a Role in Social Anxiety

(2015) Christiane Ziegler et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Toward Understanding How Early-Life Stress Reprograms Cognitive and Emotional Brain Networks

(2015) Yuncai Chen et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Oxytocin Stimulates Extracellular Ca2+ Influx Through TRPV2 Channels in Hypothalamic Neurons to Exert Its Anxiolytic Effects

(2015) Erwin H van den Burg et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Central oxytocin regulates social familiarity and scent marking behavior that involves amicable odor signals between male mice

(2015) Hiroyuki Arakawa et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Endocannabinoid signaling mediates oxytocin-driven social reward

(2015) Don Wei et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Does oxytocin affect mind-reading? A replication study

(2015) Sina Radke et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

RNAi knockdown of oxytocin receptor in the nucleus accumbens inhibits social attachment and parental care in monogamous female prairie voles

(2015) Alaine C. Keebaugh et al.   Social Neuroscience

Activation of the olfactory system in response to male odors in female prepubertal mice

(2014) L.A. Szymanski et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Breaking bonds in male prairie vole: Long-term effects on emotional and social behavior, physiology, and neurochemistry

(2014) P. Sun et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Local oxytocin expression and oxytocin receptor binding in the male rat brain is associated with aggressiveness

(2014) Federica Calcagnoli et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Natural Neural Projection Dynamics Underlying Social Behavior

(2014) Lisa A. Gunaydin et al.   CELL

The oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) is associated with autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis

(2014) D LoParo et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

Brain Oxytocin in Social Fear Conditioning and Its Extinction: Involvement of the Lateral Septum

(2014) Iulia Zoicas et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Measuring Virgin Female Aggression in the Female Intruder Test (FIT): Effects of Oxytocin, Estrous Cycle, and Anxiety

(2014) Trynke R. de Jong et al.   PLoS One

Impairments in the Initiation of Maternal Behavior in Oxytocin Receptor Knockout Mice

(2014) Megan E. Rich et al.   PLoS One

Oxytocin promotes social bonding in dogs

(2014) T. Romero et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plasma oxytocin concentrations and OXTR polymorphisms predict social impairments in children with and without autism spectrum disorder

(2014) K. J. Parker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dose-dependent effects of chronic central infusion of oxytocin on anxiety, oxytocin receptor binding and stress-related parameters in mice

(2014) Sebastian Peters et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Sex-specific processing of social cues in the medial amygdala

(2014) Joseph F Bergan et al.   eLife

Social Anxiety and Social Anxiety Disorder

(2013) Amanda S. Morrison et al.   Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

Oxytocin and Vasopressin in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Sex Differences and Associations With Symptoms

(2013) Meghan Miller et al.   Autism Research

Social reward requires coordinated activity of nucleus accumbens oxytocin and serotonin

(2013) Gül Dölen et al.   NATURE

Fear-enhancing effects of septal oxytocin receptors

(2013) Yomayra F Guzmán et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin enhances brain reward system responses in men viewing the face of their female partner

(2013) D. Scheele et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A sociability gene? Meta-analysis of oxytocin receptor genotype effects in humans

(2013) Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg et al.   PSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Sexual experience increases oxytocin receptor gene expression and protein in the medial preoptic area of the male rat

(2013) Mario Gil et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Elevated cerebrospinal fluid and blood concentrations of oxytocin following its intranasal administration in humans

(2013) Nadine Striepens et al.   Scientific Reports

The CRF system and social behavior: a review

(2013) Caroline M. Hostetler et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Central CRF neurons are not created equal: phenotypic differences in CRF-containing neurons of the rat paraventricular hypothalamus and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis

(2013) Joanna Dabrowska et al.   Frontiers in Neuroscience

Maternal oxytocin response during mother–infant interaction: Associations with adult temperament

(2012) Lane Strathearn et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

A critical review of the influence of oxytocin nasal spray on social cognition in humans: Evidence and future directions

(2012) Adam J. Graustella et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Oxytocin receptor density is associated with male mating tactics and social monogamy

(2012) Alexander G. Ophir et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Evoked Axonal Oxytocin Release in the Central Amygdala Attenuates Fear Response

(2012) H. Sophie Knobloch et al.   NEURON

Social Fear Conditioning: A Novel and Specific Animal Model to Study Social Anxiety Disorder

(2012) Iulia Toth et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Oxytocin during the initial stages of romantic attachment: Relations to couples’ interactive reciprocity

(2012) Inna Schneiderman et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Negative correlation between cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin levels and negative symptoms of male patients with schizophrenia

(2012) Daimei Sasayama et al.   SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH

Balance of brain oxytocin and vasopressin: implications for anxiety, depression, and social behaviors

(2012) Inga D. Neumann et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Pharmacologic Rescue of Impaired Cognitive Flexibility, Social Deficits, Increased Aggression, and Seizure Susceptibility in Oxytocin Receptor Null Mice: A Neurobehavioral Model of Autism

(2011) Mariaelvina Sala et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Somatic genital reflexes in rats with a nod to humans: Anatomy, physiology, and the role of the social neuropeptides

(2011) Joseph J. Normandin et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Both oxytocin and vasopressin are mediators of maternal care and aggression in rodents: From central release to sites of action

(2011) Oliver J. Bosch et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Testing declarative memory in laboratory rats and mice using the nonconditioned social discrimination procedure

(2011) Mario Engelmann et al.   Nature Protocols

Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: social neuropeptides for translational medicine

(2011) Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Multisensory Integration of Natural Odors and Sounds in the Auditory Cortex

(2011) Lior Cohen et al.   NEURON

Nasal application of neuropeptide S reduces anxiety and prolongs memory in rats: Social versus non-social effects

(2011) Michael Lukas et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Facilitates Pro-Social Behavior and Prevents Social Avoidance in Rats and Mice

(2011) Michael Lukas et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Effects of intranasal oxytocin on social anxiety in males with fragile X syndrome

(2011) Scott S. Hall et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin-Dopamine Interactions Mediate Variations in Maternal Behavior in the Rat

(2010) Dara K. Shahrokh et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin Enhances Amygdala-Dependent, Socially Reinforced Learning and Emotional Empathy in Humans

(2010) R. Hurlemann et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

An intrinsic vasopressin system in the olfactory bulb is involved in social recognition

(2010) Vicky A. Tobin et al.   NATURE

Promoting social behavior with oxytocin in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

(2010) E. Andari et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Defensive Behavioral Strategies and Enhanced State Anxiety during Chronic Subordinate Colony Housing Are Accompanied by Reduced Hypothalamic Vasopressin, But Not Oxytocin, Expression

(2009) Stefan O. Reber et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Genomic and epigenetic evidence for oxytocin receptor deficiency in autism

(2009) Simon G Gregory et al.   BMC Medicine

The advantage of social living: Brain neuropeptides mediate the beneficial consequences of sex and motherhood

(2009) Inga D. Neumann   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Variation in Oxytocin Receptor Density in the Nucleus Accumbens Has Differential Effects on Affiliative Behaviors in Monogamous and Polygamous Voles

(2009) H. E. Ross et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

CREB regulation of nucleus accumbens excitability mediates social isolation–induced behavioral deficits

(2009) Deanna L Wallace et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Characterization of the oxytocin system regulating affiliative behavior in female prairie voles

(2009) H.E. Ross et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and stress reactivity in humans

(2009) Sarina M. Rodrigues et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A randomized controlled trial of intranasal oxytocin as an adjunct to exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder

(2009) Adam J. Guastella et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin protects against negative behavioral and autonomic consequences of long-term social isolation

(2009) Angela J. Grippo et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Oxytocin Attenuates Affective Evaluations of Conditioned Faces and Amygdala Activity

(2008) P. Petrovic et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Lower CSF oxytocin concentrations in women with a history of childhood abuse

(2008) C Heim et al.   MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY

The CRF System Mediates Increased Passive Stress-Coping Behavior Following the Loss of a Bonded Partner in a Monogamous Rodent

(2008) Oliver J Bosch et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Brain vasopressin is an important regulator of maternal behavior independent of dams' trait anxiety

(2008) O. J. Bosch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Evidence of Dysregulated Peripheral Oxytocin Release Among Depressed Women

(2008) Jill M. Cyranowski et al.   PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE

Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and the Neurogenetics of Sociality

(2008) Z. R. Donaldson et al.   SCIENCE

No stress please! Mechanisms of stress hyporesponsiveness of the maternal brain

(2007) David A. Slattery et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON