Oxytocin and vasopressin are peptide hormones secreted from the pituitary that are well
known for their peripheral endocrine effects on childbirth/nursing and blood pressure/urine …

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 …

Vasopressin (VP) is a nonapeptide made of nine amino acids synthesized by the
hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland. VP acts as a neurohormone …

Diabetes insipidus is a disorder characterized by excretion of large amounts of hypotonic
urine. Four entities have to be differentiated: central diabetes insipidus resulting from a …

The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH), located in the ventral diencephalon
adjacent to the third ventricle, is a highly conserved brain region present in species from …

Using peptide assemblies with emergent properties to achieve elaborate functions has
attracted increasing attention in recent years. Besides tailoring the self‐assembly of peptides …

The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Social dysfunction is a core symptom of many psychiatric disorders and current medications
have little or no remedial effects on this. Following on from extensive studies on animal …

Highlights•The heterogeneity of antisocial behavior needs to be considered in genetic
studies.•Antisocial behavior is heritable, but heritability varies by subtype and age.•Adversity …

Vasopressins are evolutionarily conserved peptide hormones. Mammalian vasopressin
functions systemically as an antidiuretic and regulator of blood and cardiac flow essential for …