Oxytocin, a neuropeptide known for its role in reproduction and socioemotional processes,
may hold promise as a therapeutic agent in treating social impairments in patient …

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

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 …

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 …

In contrast to male rats, aggression in virgin female rats has been rarely studied. Here, we
established a rat model of enhanced aggression in females using a combination of social …

Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …

Humans are an unusually prosocial species, who engage in social behaviors that include
altruism—whereby an individual engages in costly or risky acts to improve the welfare of …

The neural basis of abnormal social behavior in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) remains
incompletely understood. Here we used two complementary but independent brain-wide …

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 …

Complex behavioral phenotyping techniques are becoming more prevalent in the field of
behavioral neuroscience, and thus methods for manipulating neuronal activity must be …