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8-week placebo-controlled trial of oxytocin for treatment of in children with autism

United States Oxytocin is a brain peptide that appears critically important in normal prosocial behaviors. Oxytocin system changes in mice lead to some autistic-like behaviors. Several different types of genetic evidence suggest that the oxytocin receptor gene is involved in autism. Multiple studies show ...

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Effect of oxytocin receptor inhibitor (Atosiban) during the perinatal period and prevalence of autism spectrum disorders

oxytocin – a 'social' hormone that mediates affiliative behaviors in many species including ... An increasing number of women in the US and abroad receive Pitocin (a synthetic form of oxytocin) during childbirth to induce or augment labor. In some areas such as Israel and Europe, women may receive an oxytocin ...

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Randomized controlled trial of oxytocin treatment for social deficits in children with autism.

United States In recent years, the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in a wide range ... for autism. Combined Text for Search:  Randomized controlled trial of oxytocin treatment for social deficits in children with autism. In recent years, the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has ...

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Effects of Oxytocin Receptor Agonists in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotypes

of the prosocial hormone oxytocin (OT) improves social deficits in ASD patients and thus appears to be a possible ... Effects of Oxytocin Receptor Agonists in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Phenotypes ... (ASDs). However, nasal spray administration of the prosocial hormone oxytocin (OT) improves social ...

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Neural Mechanisms of Social Cognition and Bonding

on the hypothesis that the neuropeptide oxytocin facilitates social learning through interactions ... the interaction between oxytocin and glutamate, which will include testing whether clinically available ... Oxytocin and pharmaceuticals that target glutamate are currently under investigation as possible ...

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The neural basis of social decision making

also determine how the manipulation of neurochemical systems, particularly those involving oxytocin and serotonin, affects social motivation and OFC function in monkeys. As dysregulation of the oxytocin ... the manipulation of neurochemical systems, particularly those involving oxytocin and serotonin, affects social ...

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Novel approaches to enhance social cognition by stimulating central oxytocin release.

States In humans, intranasal oxytocin (OT) enhances many aspects of social cognition, including ... for Search:  Novel approaches to enhance social cognition by stimulating central oxytocin release. In humans, intranasal oxytocin (OT) enhances many aspects of social cognition, including increasing gazing ...

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Epigenetics and the Oxytocin Pathway

on genetic vulnerability. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has been recently implicated in both positive social ... Text for Search:  Epigenetics and the Oxytocin Pathway Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are first seen in early life and may be in part based on genetic vulnerability. The neuropeptide oxytocin ...

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Using genetically modified mice to explore the neuronal network involved in social recognition

There is increasing evidence that oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP), two neuropeptides released ... There is increasing evidence that oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP), two neuropeptides released ... that oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP), two neuropeptides released in the brain, play important roles ...

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Genomic Resources for Identifying Genes Regulating Social Behavior

called oxytocin and vasopressin, have been shown to regulate this social affiliative behavior. Therefore, ... avpr1. The molecules on which this receptor works, called oxytocin and vasopressin, have been shown ...

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