Brain Oxytocin: A Key Regulator of Emotional and Social Behaviours in Both Females and Males

By I. Neumann. Journal of neuroendocrinology, 2008

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Mentalizing in the Development and Treatment of Attachment Trauma (2013, background): “792), and decades of research on our mammalian kin has documented the extensive role of oxytocin in attachment (Neumann, 2008; Strathearn, 2011; Striepens, Kendrick, Maier & Hurlemann, 2011).”
The Neurobiology of Human Attachments. (2017, positive): “Thus, while DA affords vigor and motivation, OT provides the soothing and tranquility necessary for bond formation via its regulatory effects on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity [36,37] and anxiolytic properties [38].”
A developmental, mentalization-based approach to the understanding and treatment of borderline personality disorder (2009, background): “…improving social memory, memory of facial expressions and identity, enhancing the recognition of mental states revealed by facial expression, probably by causing selective fixation on the eye region when viewing faces, and increasing manifestations of trust (for a review, see Neumann, 2008).”
Oxytocin and social affiliation in humans. (2012, background): “OT has shown to have significant anxiolytic and anti-stress effects (Neumann, 2008; Neumann and Landgraf, 2008), which are central for the initiation of breastfeeding and the formation of maternal-infant bonding (UvnasMoberg, 1998).”
Parental Reflective Functioning: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications (2017, background): “types of affiliative behaviors, including sexual behavior, pair bonding, and caregiving (Insel and Young 2001; Neumann 2008).”
A mentalization-based approach to the understanding and treatment of functional somatic disorders (2012, background): “also a key stress regulator (Neumann, 2008), and fosters mentalization, i.”
Natural variations in maternal and paternal care are associated with systematic changes in oxytocin following parent-infant contact. (2010, background): “The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has been shown to play a key role in processes of parent—infant bonding across a range of mammalian species, including rats, prairie voles, sheep, and primates (Kendrick et al., 1987; Holman et al., 1995; Neumann, 2008; Maestripieri et al., 2009).”
Oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and stress reactivity in humans (2009, background): “Functioning as both a neurotransmitter and hormone, oxytocin’s targets are widespread and include the hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, brainstem, heart, uterus, and regions of the spinal cord that regulate the autonomic nervous system, especially the parasympathetic branch (1, 2).”
Evoked axonal oxytocin release in the central amygdala attenuates fear response. (2012, positive): “OT exerts powerful anxiolytic effects (Neumann, 2008) in the central nucleus of amygdala (CeA), the core brain structure underlying fear responses (Hitchcock and Davis, 1991; Kapp et al., 1979; Wilensky et al., 2006).”
Oxytocin: the Great Facilitator of Life (2009, neutral): “of Oxt effects on social behaviors, see (Neumann, 2008; Neumann and Landgraf, 2008).”