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2012: The Year in Science

an NIH-funded multi-site study will assess the effectiveness of the hormone oxytocin for improving social ...

Science News - Anonymous - 2013-01-25 12:03 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Bonding over Oxytocin

bond with the families participating in the oxytocin study they helped fund (bonding over oxytocin more) ...

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On the Cutting Edge of Treatment and Technology

understand autism. Eric Hollander, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, talks about using 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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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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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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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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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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Factors influencing early associative learning as a precursor to social behavior heterogeneity

and that this important aspect of development is influenced by three neurochemical systems—the oxytocin (OXT), ... and that this important aspect of development is influenced by three neurochemical systems—the oxytocin (OXT), ...

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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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