Oxytocin is a pleiotropic, peptide hormone with broad implications for general health,
adaptation, development, reproduction, and social behavior. Endogenous oxytocin and …

The neuropeptides oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are evolutionarily highly
conserved mediators in the regulation of complex social cognition and behaviour. Recent …

In this review we summarize the results and conclusions of five studies as presented in a
symposium at the 42nd annual meeting of the International Society for …

Building on animal research, the past decade has witnessed a surge of interest in the effects
of oxytocin on social cognition and prosocial behavior in humans. This work has generated …

Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research is an easy-to-read and
highly accessible reference on attachment that deals with many of the key concepts and …

Brain networks that govern parental response to infant signals have been studied with
imaging techniques over the last 15 years. The complex interaction of thoughts and …

Humans live in, rely on, and contribute to groups. Evolution may have biologically prepared
them to quickly identify others as belonging to the in-group (vs. not), to decode emotional …

This book brings together the latest knowledge from attachment research and neuroscience
to provide a new approach to treating trauma for therapists from different professional …

Attachment theory, developed by Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby about seventy years
ago, has become one of the most influential and comprehensive contemporary psychology …

Learning to respond to others' distress with well-regulated empathy is an important
developmental task linked to positive health outcomes and moral achievements. However …