The biological mechanisms underlying long-term partner bonds in humans are unclear. The
evolutionarily conserved neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is associated with the formation of …

Reports on the modulatory role of the neuropeptide oxytocin on social cognition and behavior
have steadily increased over the last two decades, stimulating considerable interest in its …

Social communication through touch and mutual grooming can convey highly salient socio-emotional
signals and has been shown to involve the neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) in several …

Current perspectives on the evolutionary roots of human morality suggest it arose to incentivize
social cooperation by promoting feelings of disgust toward selfish behavior, although the …

In humans, interpersonal romantic attraction and the subsequent development of monogamous
pair-bonds is substantially predicted by influential impressions formed during first …

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) can enhance the impact of positive social cues but may
reduce that of negative ones by inhibiting amygdala activation, although it is unclear whether …

Background Current neurocircuitry models of anxiety disorders posit a lack of inhibitory tone
in the amygdala during acquisition of Pavlovian fear responses and deficient encoding of …

Background Current neuroimaging perspectives on a variety of mental disorders emphasize
dysfunction of the amygdala. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT), a key mediator in the …

Current concepts of human sociality highlight a fundamental role of the hypothalamic
peptide oxytocin (OXT) in the formation and maintenance of social relationships. However, …

BACKGROUND: The human amygdala plays a crucial role in processing social signals,
such as face expressions, particularly fearful ones, and facilitates responses to them in face-…