Oxytocin, neural plasticity, and social behavior

RC Froemke, LJ Young - Annual Review of Neuroscience, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Oxytocin regulates parturition, lactation, parental nurturing, and many other social behaviors
in both sexes. The circuit mechanisms by which oxytocin modulates social behavior are …

Advances in human oxytocin measurement: challenges and proposed solutions

BA Tabak, G Leng, A Szeto, KJ Parker… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Oxytocin, a neuropeptide known for its role in reproduction and socioemotional processes,
may hold promise as a therapeutic agent in treating social impairments in patient …

The oxytocin receptor: from intracellular signaling to behavior

B Jurek, ID Neumann - Physiological reviews, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
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 …

Social touch promotes interfemale communication via activation of parvocellular oxytocin neurons

Y Tang, D Benusiglio, A Lefevre, L Hilfiger… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Oxytocin (OT) is a great facilitator of social life but, although its effects on socially relevant
brain regions have been extensively studied, OT neuron activity during actual social …

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

T Qian, H Wang, P Wang, L Geng, L Mei… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Oxytocin (OT), a peptide hormone and neuromodulator, is involved in diverse physiological
and pathophysiological processes in the central nervous system and the periphery …

Dynamics of ACTH and cortisol secretion and implications for disease

SL Lightman, MT Birnie… - Endocrine …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The past decade has seen several critical advances in our understanding of hypothalamic–
pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis regulation. Homeostatic physiological circuits need to integrate …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular circuits in the brain and their modulation in acute and chronic pain

R Kuner, T Kuner - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Chronic, pathological pain remains a global health problem and a challenge to basic and
clinical sciences. A major obstacle to preventing, treating, or reverting chronic pain has been …

Hormonal influences in migraine—interactions of oestrogen, oxytocin and CGRP

DN Krause, K Warfvinge, KA Haanes… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Migraine is ranked as the second highest cause of disability worldwide and the first among
women aged 15–49 years. Overall, the incidence of migraine is threefold higher among …

Oxytocin in the anterior cingulate cortex attenuates neuropathic pain and emotional anxiety by inhibiting presynaptic long-term potentiation

XH Li, T Matsuura, M Xue, QY Chen, RH Liu, JS Lu… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Oxytocin is a well-known neurohypophysial hormone that plays an important role in
behavioral anxiety and nociception. Two major forms of long-term potentiation, presynaptic …

Functional circuit architecture underlying parental behaviour

J Kohl, BM Babayan, ND Rubinstein, AE Autry… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Parenting is essential for the survival and wellbeing of mammalian offspring. However, we
lack a circuit-level understanding of how distinct components of this behaviour are …