Advances in the field of intranasal oxytocin research: lessons learned and future directions for clinical research

DS Quintana, A Lischke, S Grace, D Scheele… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and
behavior have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable …

Common and distinct neurofunctional representations of core and social disgust in the brain: Coordinate-based and network meta-analyses

X Gan, X Zhou, J Li, G Jiao, X Jiang, B Biswal… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Disgust represents a multifaceted defensive-avoidance response. On the behavioral level,
the response includes withdrawal and a disgust-specific facial expression. While both serve …

A neural signature for the subjective experience of threat anticipation under uncertainty

X Liu, G Jiao, F Zhou, KM Kendrick, D Yao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Uncertainty about potential future threats and the associated anxious anticipation represents
a key feature of anxiety. However, the neural systems that underlie the subjective …

The neurocognitive impact of loneliness and social networks on social adaptation

D Franco-O'Byrne, JPM Sepúlveda… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Social adaptation arises from the interaction between the individual and the social
environment. However, little empirical evidence exists regarding the relationship between …

Experimental empathy induction promotes oxytocin increases and testosterone decreases

TL Procyshyn, NV Watson, BJ Crespi - Hormones and behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxytocin and testosterone coordinate adaptive social behaviors with stimuli in the
environment. Administration of oxytocin and testosterone is associated with increased and …

Neural and behavioral evidence for oxytocin's facilitatory effects on learning in volatile and stable environments

M Zhou, S Zhu, T Xu, J Wang, Q Zhuang… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Outcomes of past decisions profoundly shape our behavior. However, choice-outcome
associations can become volatile and adaption to such changes is of importance. The …

Effects of oxytocin on fear memory and neuroinflammation in a rodent model of posttraumatic stress disorder

SC Wang, CC Lin, CC Chen, NS Tzeng… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma-induced mental disorder characterized by
fear extinction abnormalities, which involve biological dysfunctions among fear circuit areas …

Anxiolytic effects of chronic intranasal oxytocin on neural responses to threat are dose-frequency dependent

J Kou, Y Zhang, F Zhou, Z Gao, S Yao… - Psychotherapy and …, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: Anxiety disorders are prevalent mental conditions characterized by
exaggerated anxious arousal and threat reactivity. Animal and human studies suggest an …

[HTML][HTML] Dogs at the workplace: A multiple case study

E Wagner, M Pina e Cunha - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the work environment is increasing in competitiveness and stressfulness, more and more
companies try to increase employee well-being. One option is allowing employees to bring …

[HTML][HTML] Intrinsic, dynamic and effective connectivity among large-scale brain networks modulated by oxytocin

X Jiang, X Ma, Y Geng, Z Zhao, F Zhou, W Zhao, S Yao… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide oxytocin is a key modulator of social-emotional behavior and its intranasal
administration can influence the functional connectivity of brain networks involved in the …