Oxytocin regulates parturition, lactation, parental nurturing, and many other social behaviors
in both sexes. The circuit mechanisms by which oxytocin modulates social behavior are …

We are witnessing a stark increase in scientific interest in the neurobiological processes
associated with pregnancy and maternity. Convergent evidence suggests that around the …

Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

Empathy features a tension between automaticity and context dependency. On the one
hand, people often take on each other's internal states reflexively and outside of awareness …

Oxytocin is important for social interactions and maternal behaviour. However, little is known
about when, where and how oxytocin modulates neural circuits to improve social cognition …

The concept of empathy has received a lot of attention in the past few decades in public
media, academia, national and international politics, arts, ethics, health professions …

Despite widespread reports that intranasal application of oxytocin has a variety of behavioral
effects, very little of the huge amounts applied intranasally appears to reach the …

During the last decade it has become more widely accepted that pet ownership and animal
assistance in therapy and education may have a multitude of positive effects on humans …

Mice display robust, stereotyped behaviours towards pups: virgin males typically attack
pups, whereas virgin females and sexually experienced males and females display parental …

New York Times bestselling author Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith, ignited a
worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most …