Evolutionary perspectives on the role of oxytocin in human social behavior, social cognition and psychopathology

Brain Research

Volumn 1580, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Pedersen, Cort A ^a   Chang, Steven W C ^b   Williams, Christina L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; ARGIPRESSIN;

ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; BIRTH; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COMPULSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NURTURING BEHAVIOR; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; MENTAL DISORDERS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL DISORDERS; OXYTOCIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84907608449     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.07.033     Document Type: Editorial

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