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

The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin and its receptor are involved in a range of physiological
processes, including parturition, lactation, cell growth, wound healing, and social behavior …

Oxytocin (OT) is a great facilitator of social life but, although its effects on socially relevant
brain regions have been extensively studied, OT neuron activity during actual social …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a crippling psychiatric disorder characterized by intense
fear or anxiety in social situations and their avoidance. However, the underlying biology of …

Oxytocin may have promise as a treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders. Its therapeutic
effect may depend on its ability to enter the brain and bind to the oxytocin receptor. To date …

Classically, hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells that synthesise oxytocin and vasopressin
were categorised in two major cell types: the magnocellular and parvocellular neurones. It …

Neurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) can provide top-down regulation of sensory-affective
experiences such as pain. Bottom-up modulation of sensory coding in the PFC, however …

Many neuronal populations that release fast-acting excitatory and inhibitory
neurotransmitters in the brain also contain slower-acting neuropeptides. These facultative …

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

The prosocial neuropeptide oxytocin is being developed as a potential treatment for various
neuropsychiatric disorders including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Early studies using …