Prefrontal cortex and social cognition in mouse and man

LK Bicks, H Koike, S Akbarian, H Morishita - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Social cognition is a complex process that requires the integration of a wide variety of
behaviors, including salience, reward-seeking, motivation, knowledge of self and others …

Vasopressin and oxytocin receptor systems in the brain: sex differences and sex-specific regulation of social behavior

KM Dumais, AH Veenema - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2016 - Elsevier
The neuropeptides vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) and their receptors in the brain are
involved in the regulation of various social behaviors and have emerged as drug targets for …

Oxytocin in the anterior cingulate cortex attenuates neuropathic pain and emotional anxiety by inhibiting presynaptic long-term potentiation

XH Li, T Matsuura, M Xue, QY Chen, RH Liu, JS Lu… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Oxytocin is a well-known neurohypophysial hormone that plays an important role in
behavioral anxiety and nociception. Two major forms of long-term potentiation, presynaptic …

Oxytocin pathway gene networks in the human brain

DS Quintana, J Rokicki, D van der Meer… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Oxytocin is a neuropeptide involved in animal and human reproductive and social behavior.
Three oxytocin signaling genes have been frequently implicated in human social behavior …

The hippocampal CA2 region is essential for social memory

FL Hitti, SA Siegelbaum - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
The hippocampus is critical for encoding declarative memory, our repository of knowledge of
who, what, where and when. Mnemonic information is processed in the hippocampus …

The neuroscience of social feelings: mechanisms of adaptive social functioning

PJ Eslinger, S Anders, T Ballarini, S Boutros… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Social feelings have conceptual and empirical connections with affect and emotion. In this
review, we discuss how they relate to cognition, emotion, behavior and well-being. We …

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 …

Vitamin D hormone regulates serotonin synthesis. Part 1: relevance for autism

RP Patrick, BN Ames - The FASEB Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Serotonin and vitamin D have been proposed to play a role in autism; however, no causal
mechanism has been established. Here, we present evidence that vitamin D hormone …

Exploring the role of neuropeptides in depression and anxiety

T Rana, T Behl, A Sehgal, S Singh, N Sharma… - Progress in Neuro …, 2022 - Elsevier
Depression is one of the most prevalent forms of mental disorders and is the most common
cause of disability in the Western world. Besides, the harmful effects of stress-related mood …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the journey of emodin as a potential neuroprotective agent: novel therapeutic insights with molecular mechanism of action

S Mitra, J Anjum, M Muni, R Das, A Rauf, F Islam… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emodin is an anthraquinone derivative found in the roots and bark of a variety of plants,
molds, and lichens. Emodin has been used as a traditional medication for more than 2000 …