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 …

A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN/EO Wilson Literary Science Writing
Award" Game-changing."—Sy Montgomery, New York Times Book Review Mama's Last …

The evolution of humans as a highly social species tuned the brain to the social world; yet
the mechanisms by which humans coordinate their brain response online during social …

Although interest in the neurobiology of parent–infant bonding is a century old,
neuroimaging of the human parental brain is recent. After summarizing current comparative …

This article evaluates a thesis containing three interconnected propositions. First, romantic
love is a “commitment device” for motivating pair-bonding in humans. Second, pair-bonding …

Throughout the life span, individuals engage in affectionate touch with close others. Touch
receipt promotes well-being in infancy, but the impacts of touch in adult close relationships …

A conceptual model detailing the process of bio-behavioral synchrony between the online
physiological and behavioral responses of attachment partners during social contact is …

This study investigated interactive exchange in lovers and the associated interpersonal
brain synchronization (IBS) using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)‐based …

Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …