The essential role of the brain in maintaining energy homeostasis has motivated the drive to
define the neural circuitry that integrates external and internal stimuli to enact appropriate …

Thermogenesis, the production of heat energy, is the specific, neurally regulated, metabolic
function of brown adipose tissue (BAT) and contributes to the maintenance of body …

The reward generated by social interactions is critical for promoting prosocial behaviors.
Here we present evidence that oxytocin (OXT) release in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a …

It is well known that affective and pleasant touch promotes individual well-being and
facilitates affiliative social communication, although the neural circuit that mediates this …

Oxytocin is important for social interactions and maternal behaviour. However, little is known
about when, where and how oxytocin modulates neural circuits to improve social cognition …

A critical period is a developmental epoch during which the nervous system is expressly
sensitive to specific environmental stimuli that are required for proper circuit organization …

Hunger is a hard-wired motivational state essential for survival. Agouti-related peptide
(AgRP)-expressing neurons in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) at the base of the hypothalamus …

Abstract Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)-and agouti-related peptide (AgRP)-expressing
neurons of the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARC) are oppositely regulated by …

Oxytocin is a neuropeptide important for social behaviors such as maternal care and parent–
infant bonding. It is believed that oxytocin receptor signaling in the brain is critical for these …

Maternal care, including by non-biological parents, is important for offspring survival,,,,,,–.
Oxytocin,,,,,,,–, which is released by the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN), is a …