KM Dumais, AH Veenema - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2016 - Elsevier
The neuropeptides vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) and their receptors in the brain are involved in the regulation of various social behaviors and have emerged as drug targets for …
Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide signaling molecule originating from an ancestral peptide, appears in different variants across all vertebrate and several invertebrate species …
CS Carter - Annual review of psychology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
This review examines the hypothesis that oxytocin pathways—which include the neuropeptide oxytocin, the related peptide vasopressin, and their receptors—are at the …
Dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA DA) respond to food and social stimuli and contribute to both forms of motivation. However, it is unclear whether the same or …
Prosocial Development | The Oxford Handbook of Developmental Psychology, Vol. 2Self and Other | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content Advertisement Oxford Academic Search Menu …
Research on the neurobiological and behavioral effects of oxytocin (OT), as well as on its possible therapeutic applications, has intensified in the past decade. Accurate determination …
Neuropeptides play important modulatory roles throughout the nervous system, functioning as direct effectors or as interacting partners with other neuropeptide and neurotransmitter …
The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the development of morality. Since the publication of the first edition, ground-breaking …