Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and
behavior have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable …

Despite the exponential increase in fear research during the last years, few studies have
included female subjects in their design. The need to include females arises from the …

Oxytocin (OXT) is a neuropeptide which has a critical role in human social behaviour and
cognition. Research investigating the role of OXT on functional brain changes in humans …

The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Social dysfunction is a core symptom of many psychiatric disorders and current medications
have little or no remedial effects on this. Following on from extensive studies on animal …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prominent psychiatric disorder with a high prevalence
rate. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already high prevalence of MDD …

Drugs that act on the brain oxytocin (OXT) system may provide a much-needed treatment
breakthrough for substance-use disorders. Targeting the brain OXT system has the potential …

BackgroundThe neuropeptide oxytocin is proposed as a promising therapy for social
dysfunction by modulating amygdala-mediated social-emotional behavior. Although clinical …

Personality and individual differences originate from the brain. Despite major advances in
the affective and cognitive neurosciences, however, it is still not well understood how …

Introduction: Anxiety disorders are prevalent mental conditions characterized by
exaggerated anxious arousal and threat reactivity. Animal and human studies suggest an …