Oxytocin neurones are activated by stressful stimuli, food intake and social attachment.
Activation of oxytocin neurones in response to stressful stimuli or food intake is mediated, at …

Romantic relationships can have a profound effect on adults' health and well-being whereas
the inability to maintain intimate bonds has been associated with physical and emotional …

The biological and psychological basis of pet therapy/animal-assisted therapy and what this
means for practice" A comprehensive, scientific foundation for human-animal …

An experiment examined whether and how the relationship between individual differences
in social attachment and cooperation is modulated by brain oxytocin, a neuropeptide …

BACKGROUND: Oxytocin, classically involved in social and reproductive activities, is
increasingly recognized as an antinociceptive and anxiolytic agent, effects which may be …

In social relationshipsÑwhether between mates, parents and offspring, or friendsÑwe find
much of lifeÕs meaning. But in these relationships, so critical to our well-being, might we …

Love is the most extraordinary human feeling that has inspirated for centuries artists and
poets. Only recently it has become a major topic of scientific investigation. The available …

In this chapter we present an evolutionary–developmental framework for individual
differences in stress responsivity, the Adaptive Calibration Model (ACM). We argue that the …

Pharmacological studies indicate a functional interaction between the serotonergic and
oxytocinergic systems. In particular, some selective serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitors …

The hypothalamus and posterior pituitary form a complex neurohumoral system playing a
key role in maintaining body fluid homeostasis and reproductive function. We review the …