Is oxytocin the hormone of happiness? Probably not. However, this small nine amino acid
peptide is involved in a wide variety of physiological and pathological functions such as …

Objectives: A review of the literature was conducted to assess the association between
oxytocin (OT) and pain. Methods: PsychInfo, PubMed, and Medline (EBSCO) research …

Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide elaborated by the hypothalamic paraventricular (PVN) and
supraoptic (SON) nuclei. Magnocellular OT neurons of these nuclei innervate numerous …

Pfaff presents a daring perspective on the long-standing puzzle of what arousal is. He
argues that, beneath our mental functions and emotional dispositions, a primitive neuronal …

Aberrant regulation of oxytocin signaling is associated with the etiology of
neurodevelopmental disorders. Synaptic dysfunctions in neurodevelopmental disorders are …

The neuropeptides oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) contribute to the
regulation of diverse cognitive and physiological functions including nociception. Indeed …

Background: Recent evidence suggests that oxytocin (OT), secreted in the superficial spinal
cord dorsal horn by descending axons of paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (PVN) …

Beyond its well-known role in reproduction, the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT)
has been implicated in a broad spectrum of social and nonsocial behaviors. The biological …

Objective: Oxytocin (OT) is synthesized within the paraventricular nucleus and supraoptic
nucleus of the hypothalamus. In addition to its role in uterine contraction, OT plays an …

Pain is a ubiquitously unpleasant feeling among humans as well as many animal species
often caused by actual and potential tissue damage. However, it is absolutely crucial for our …