The oxytocin receptor: from intracellular signaling to behavior

B Jurek, ID Neumann - Physiological reviews, 2018‏ - journals.physiology.org
The many facets of the oxytocin (OXT) system of the brain and periphery elicited nearly
25,000 publications since 1930 (see, as listed in PubMed), which revealed central roles for …

Detection, processing and reinforcement of social cues: regulation by the oxytocin system

R Menon, ID Neumann - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023‏ - nature.com
Many social behaviours are evolutionarily conserved and are essential for the healthy
development of an individual. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) is crucial for the fine-tuned …

[HTML][HTML] An expanded arsenal of immune systems that protect bacteria from phages

A Millman, S Melamed, A Leavitt, S Doron… - Cell host & …, 2022‏ - cell.com
Bacterial anti-phage systems are frequently clustered in microbial genomes, forming
defense islands. This property enabled the recent discovery of multiple defense systems …

What is resilience: an affiliative neuroscience approach

R Feldman - World psychiatry, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Resilience–a key topic in clinical science and practice–still lacks a clear conceptualization
that integrates its evolutionary and human‐specific features, refrains from exclusive focus on …

Social touch promotes interfemale communication via activation of parvocellular oxytocin neurons

Y Tang, D Benusiglio, A Lefevre, L Hilfiger… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Oxytocin (OT) is a great facilitator of social life but, although its effects on socially relevant
brain regions have been extensively studied, OT neuron activity during actual social …

Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: social neuropeptides for translational medicine

A Meyer-Lindenberg, G Domes, P Kirsch… - Nature Reviews …, 2011‏ - nature.com
The neuropeptides oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) are evolutionarily highly
conserved mediators in the regulation of complex social cognition and behaviour. Recent …

Evoked axonal oxytocin release in the central amygdala attenuates fear response

HS Knobloch, A Charlet, LC Hoffmann, M Eliava… - Neuron, 2012‏ - cell.com
The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OT), which controls childbirth and lactation,
receives increasing attention for its effects on social behaviors, but how it reaches central …

[HTML][HTML] Self-soothing behaviors with particular reference to oxytocin release induced by non-noxious sensory stimulation

K Uvnäs-Moberg, L Handlin, M Petersson - Frontiers in psychology, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Oxytocin, a hypothalamic nonapeptide, is linked to increased levels of social interaction, well-
being and anti-stress effects. The effects of oxytocin that is released by sensory stimulation …

Esr1+ cells in the ventromedial hypothalamus control female aggression

K Hashikawa, Y Hashikawa, R Tremblay, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2017‏ - nature.com
As an essential means of resolving conflicts, aggression is expressed by both sexes but
often at a higher level in males than in females. Recent studies suggest that cells in the …

Oxytocin and vasopressin within the ventral and dorsal lateral septum modulate aggression in female rats

VEM Oliveira, M Lukas, HN Wolf, E Durante… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
In contrast to male rats, aggression in virgin female rats has been rarely studied. Here, we
established a rat model of enhanced aggression in females using a combination of social …