The role of oxytocin and vasopressin in emotional and social behaviors

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-68

  Bachner Melman, Rachel ^a,b   Ebstein, Richard P ^c  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CD38; Emotions; Empathy; Intranasal; Nonapeptides; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; OXYTOCIN;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COGNITION; EMOTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BRAIN; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84907502779     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: 22124152     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59602-4.00004-6     Document Type: Chapter

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