Emodin is an anthraquinone derivative found in the roots and bark of a variety of plants,
molds, and lichens. Emodin has been used as a traditional medication for more than 2000 …

Social interactions are essential for mammalian life and are regulated by evolutionary
conserved neuronal mechanisms. An individual's internal state, experiences, and the nature …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has attracted great attention of the general public, basic
neuroscience researchers, psychologists, and psychiatrists due to its profound pro-social …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been revealed as a profound anxiolytic and antistress
factor of the brain, besides its many prosocial and reproductive effects. Therefore, there is …

All animals evaluate the salience of external stimuli and integrate them with internal
physiological information into adaptive behavior. Natural and sexual selection impinge on …

A neurobiological model for pair-bond formation has emerged from studies in monogamous
rodents. The neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin contribute to the processing of social …

As exemplified particularly with vasopressin and oxytocin, release of neuropeptides within
the brain occurs from dendrites, somata, and axons of neurosecretory neurons; mechanisms …

Fear is an adaptive component of the acute “stress” response to potentially-dangerous
(external and internal) stimuli which threaten to perturb homeostasis. However, when …

In the mammalian peripartum period, the activity of both the brain oxytocin and vasopressin
system is elevated as part of the physiological adaptations occurring in the mother. This is …

For many, the terms oxytocin and vasopressin immediately evoke images of animals
interacting with one another, as both of these neuropeptides have been implicated as being …