Intranasal oxytocin has been shown to promote social functioning and has recently been
applied as a treatment for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The current meta-analysis aims …

Animal models provide preclinical tools to investigate the causal role of genetic mutations
and environmental factors in the etiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Knockout and …

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorders (ASD) worldwide. Recently anecdotal evidence of possible therapeutic …

Autism spectrum disorder is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder with no established
pharmacological treatment for its core symptoms. Although previous literature has shown …

Observed impairment in reciprocal social interaction is a diagnostic hallmark of autism
spectrum disorders. There is no effective medical treatment for these problems …

Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide, has a variety of functions. Despite extensive studies on OT
over past decades, our understanding of its neural functions and their regulation remains …

Background Animal and human studies highlight the role of oxytocin in social cognition and
behavior and the potential of intranasal oxytocin (IN-OT) to treat social impairment in …

Oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in various aspects of social behaviors. During the past
decades there has been a surge of interest in the therapeutic potential of OT in psychiatric …

BACKGROUND Empathy has long been considered a multidimensional construct,
encompassing cognitive, affective and behavioral domains. Deficits in empathic …

Objectives. We aim to outline the neural correlates of atypical emotional face processing in
individuals with ASD. Methods. A comprehensive literature search was conducted through …