Background: Oxytocin (OXT) plays a prominent role in social cognition and may have clinical
applications for disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and social anxiety. The neural …

The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin (OT) is crucial in social adaptation and used to treat
emotional and social deficits. Here, we conducted a systematic, quantitative meta-analysis of …

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 …

Background: Although oxytocin is one of the most widely studied neuropeptides in recent
times, the mechanistic process by which it modulates social-affective behavior in the brain is …

Purpose Oxytocin (OXT) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that is released from the posterior
pituitary gland and at specific targets in the central nervous system (CNS). The prosocial …

Individual psychotherapy is an important treatment for a number of psychiatric conditions
and involves a unique form of human attachment. This raises the question of whether …

Oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in various aspects of social behaviors. During the past
decades there has been a surge of interest in the therapeutic potential of OT in psychiatric …

A growing literature suggests that the oxytocin (OT) system may play a role in human anxiety
states, anxiety-related traits, and moreover, that this system may be a target for the …

The hypothalamic peptide oxytocin modulates a wide range of social and cognitive functions
in humans and nonhuman primates. As a result, much effort is currently being devoted to …

Essentially all social species experience social stress which can be a catalyst for detriments
in mental and physical health. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been shown to produce …