Intranasal oxytocin in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders: A multilevel meta-analysis

Y Huang, X Huang, RP Ebstein, R Yu - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intranasal oxytocin has been shown to promote social functioning and has recently been
applied as a treatment for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The current meta-analysis aims …

Neuroimaging and behavioral evidence of sex-specific effects of oxytocin on human sociality

TL Procyshyn, J Dupertuys, JA Bartz - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Although the social role of oxytocin came to light due to sex-specific interactions such as
mother–offspring bonding, current understanding of sex differences in the effects of oxytocin …

Overview of human oxytocin research

KM Kendrick, AJ Guastella, B Becker - Behavioral pharmacology of …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Oxytocin enhancement of emotional empathy: generalization across cultures and effects on amygdala activity

Y Geng, W Zhao, F Zhou, X Ma, S Yao… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Accumulating evidence suggests that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) can enhance
empathy although it is unclear which specific behavioral and neural aspects are influenced …

Heterogeneity in response to repeated intranasal oxytocin in schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders: A meta‐analysis of variance

D Martins, M Paduraru… - British Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intranasal oxytocin (OT) has been suggested as a putative adjunctive treatment for patients
with schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Here, we examine available …

Oxytocin differentially modulates specific dorsal and ventral striatal functional connections with frontal and cerebellar regions

Z Zhao, X Ma, Y Geng, W Zhao, F Zhou, J Wang… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Interactions between oxytocin and the basal ganglia are central in current overarching
conceptualizations of its broad modulatory effects on behavior. Whereas evidence from …

Sex-and context-dependent effects of oxytocin on social sharing

X Ma, W Zhao, R Luo, F Zhou, Y Geng, L Xu, Z Gao… - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
We interact socially and form bonds with others because such experiences are rewarding.
However, an insecure attachment style or social anxiety can reduce these rewarding effects …

Can intranasal oxytocin reduce craving in automated addictive behaviours? A systematic review

B Houghton, C Kouimtsidis, T Duka… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Existing pharmacotherapies for managing craving, a strong predictor of relapse to
automated addictive behaviours, are limited in efficacy and characterised by increased …

Oxytocin modulates neurocomputational mechanisms underlying prosocial reinforcement learning

D Martins, P Lockwood, J Cutler, R Moran… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans often act in the best interests of others. However, how we learn which actions result
in good outcomes for other people and the neurochemical systems that support this …

Dynamics of the immediate behavioral response to partial social exclusion

JF Dewald-Kaufmann, T Wüstenberg, BB Barton… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Social rejection and exclusion (ostracism) represent main stressors in daily life and even
threaten mental and physical health. Abundant data from subjective measures in social …