Oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (VP) are two closely related neuropeptides, widely known for
their peripheral hormonal effects. Specific receptors have also been found in the brain …

Oxytocin is believed to attenuate the response of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis to
stress and to be anxiolytic. Stressors with a psychological component evoke both central …

Vasopressin and oxytocin strongly modulate autonomic fear responses, through
mechanisms that are still unclear. We describe how these neuropeptides excite distinct …

Endocrine responses to noise stress and anxiety-related behaviors were measured in
groups of ovariectomized, estradiol-treated female rats given central infusions of oxytocin …

We reported previously that the neuropeptide oxytocin attenuates stress-induced
hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) activity and anxiety behavior. This study sought to …

In response to various stressors, oxytocin is released not only into blood, but also within
hypothalamic and extrahypothalamic limbic brain regions. Here, we describe the …

The Parental Brain: Mechanisms, Development, and Evolution presents a comprehensive
analysis of how the brain regulates parental behavior in nonhuman animals and in humans …

Radioligand receptor autoradiography has shown that oxytocin‐and vasopressin‐binding
sites exist in numerous rat brain regions, among which the amygdala and the bed nucleus of …

Background We critically reexamine extant theory and empirical study of Oxytocin. We
question whether OT is, in fact, a “social neuropeptide” as argued in dominant theories of …

Previous experiments have indicated that the release of oxytocin (OXT) occurs in various
hypothalamic and extrahypothalamic brain areas. In the present study, we investigated in …