Oxytocin pathway genes: evolutionary ancient system impacting on human affiliation, sociality, and psychopathology
Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide signaling molecule originating from an ancestral peptide,
appears in different variants across all vertebrate and several invertebrate species …
appears in different variants across all vertebrate and several invertebrate species …
Explicating the role of empathic processes in substance use disorders: A conceptual framework and research agenda
Issues. Elucidating the role of empathic processes in developmental pathways to substance
use disorders could have important implications for prevention. Approach. We searched the …
use disorders could have important implications for prevention. Approach. We searched the …
Smoking and quit attempts during pregnancy and postpartum: a longitudinal UK cohort
Objectives Pregnancy motivates women to try stop** smoking, but little is known about
timing of their quit attempts and how quitting intentions change during pregnancy and …
timing of their quit attempts and how quitting intentions change during pregnancy and …
Impaired empathy processing in individuals with internet addiction disorder: An event-related potential study
Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is associated with deficits in social communication and
avoidance of social contact. It has been hypothesized that people with IAD may have an …
avoidance of social contact. It has been hypothesized that people with IAD may have an …
Separating family-level and direct exposure effects of smoking during pregnancy on offspring externalizing symptoms: bridging the behavior genetic and behavior …
Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) has been robustly associated with
externalizing problems and their developmental precursors in offspring in studies using …
externalizing problems and their developmental precursors in offspring in studies using …
Congenital prosopagnosia is associated with a genetic variation in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene: An exploratory study
Face-recognition deficits, referred to with the term prosopagnosia (ie, face blindness), may
manifest during development in the absence of any brain injury (from here the term …
manifest during development in the absence of any brain injury (from here the term …
Are empathic processes mechanisms of pregnancy's protective effect on smoking? Identification of a novel target for preventive intervention
Background Spontaneous cessation and reduction in smoking by pregnant women suggest
that concern about others, or empathy, could be a malleable target for intervention. We …
that concern about others, or empathy, could be a malleable target for intervention. We …
Thinking and doing: the effects of dopamine and oxytocin genes and executive function on mothering behaviours
Animal and human studies suggest that initial expression of maternal behaviour depends on
oxytocin and dopamine systems. However, the mechanism by which these systems affect …
oxytocin and dopamine systems. However, the mechanism by which these systems affect …
Oxytocin modulates the cognitive appraisal of the own and others close intimate relationships
Close and intimate relationships are important promoters of health. Oxytocin and its
association with social cognition have been investigated in a large number of studies …
association with social cognition have been investigated in a large number of studies …
Specification of change mechanisms in pregnant smokers for malleable target identification: a novel approach to a tenacious public health problem
Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) continues to be a leading modifiable risk factor
for perinatal complications and a range of neurodevelopmental and cardio-metabolic …
for perinatal complications and a range of neurodevelopmental and cardio-metabolic …