An increasing amount of research effort is being directed toward investigating the neural
bases of social cognition from a systems neuroscience perspective. Evidence from multiple …

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 …

Highlights•AVP regulates social behavior and anxiety in sex-specific ways in juvenile
rats.•OXT induces sex-specific activation of same three brain regions in humans and …

The association between systemic inflammation and cognitive deficits is well-documented.
Further, previous studies have shown that systemic inflammation levels increase with age …

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 neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in a wide range of affiliative processes.
OT exerts its functions via OT receptors, which are encoded by the oxytocin receptor gene …

Oxytocin (OT) subserves various physiological, behavioral, and cognitive processes. This
paired with the ability to administer OT with minimal and inconsistent side effects has …

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that causes major functional impairment. Current
pharmacologic treatments are inadequate, particularly for addressing negative and cognitive …

A growing literature associates the neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and arginine vasopressin
(AVP) with affiliative and cognitive outcomes. The majority of this work in humans, however …

Possible interactions of the neuropeptide oxytocin and the sex hormone estradiol may
contribute to previously observed sex-specific effects of oxytocin on resting-state functional …