The challenge of translation in social neuroscience: a review of oxytocin, vasopressin, and affiliative behavior

TR Insel - Neuron, 2010 - cell.com
Social neuroscience is rapidly exploring the complex territory between perception and
action where recognition, value, and meaning are instantiated. This review follows the trail of …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the validity of valproic acid animal model of autism

DFN Mabunga, ELT Gonzales, J Kim… - Experimental …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The valproic acid (VPA) animal model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one of the most
widely used animal model in the field. Like any other disease models, it can't model the …

[LIBRO][B] The female brain

L Brizendine - 2007 - books.google.com
Since Dr. Brizendine wrote The Female Brain ten years ago, the response has been
overwhelming. This New York Times bestseller has been translated into more than thirty …

Oxytocin increases retention of social cognition in autism

E Hollander, J Bartz, W Chaplin, A Phillips, J Sumner… - Biological …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Oxytocin dysfunction might contribute to the development of social deficits
in autism, a core symptom domain and potential target for intervention. This study explored …

CD38 is critical for social behaviour by regulating oxytocin secretion

D **, HX Liu, H Hirai, T Torashima, T Nagai… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
CD38, a transmembrane glycoprotein with ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity, catalyses the
formation of Ca2+ signalling molecules, but its role in the neuroendocrine system is …

Plasma oxytocin concentrations and OXTR polymorphisms predict social impairments in children with and without autism spectrum disorder

KJ Parker, JP Garner, RA Libove… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) and its receptor (OXTR) regulate social functioning in
animals and humans. Initial clinical research suggests that dysregulated plasma OXT …

The developmental neurobiology of autism spectrum disorder

E DiCicco-Bloom, C Lord, L Zwaigenbaum… - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
1Departments of Neuroscience and Cell Biology and Pediatrics (Neurology), Robert Wood
Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway …

The neurobiology of pair bonding: insights from a socially monogamous rodent

KA Young, KL Gobrogge, Y Liu, Z Wang - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2011 - Elsevier
The formation of enduring relationships between adult mates (ie, pair bonds) is an integral
aspect of human social behavior and has been implicated in both physical and …

Searching for ways out of the autism maze: genetic, epigenetic and environmental clues

AM Persico, T Bourgeron - Trends in neurosciences, 2006 - cell.com
Our understanding of human disorders that affect higher cognitive functions has greatly
advanced in recent decades, and over 20 genes associated with non-syndromic mental …

Sex differences in oxytocin and vasopressin: implications for autism spectrum disorders?

CS Carter - Behavioural brain research, 2007 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are male-biased and characterized by deficits in social
behavior and social communication, excessive anxiety or hyperreactivity to stressful …