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

Brain Res. 2014 Sep 11:1580:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.07.033. Epub 2014 Aug 1.

Authors

Cort A Pedersen¹, Steven W C Chang², Christina L Williams³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 7160, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7160, USA. Electronic address: Cort_Pedersen@med.unc.edu.
² Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Levine Science Research Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
³ Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

PMID: 25091638
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.07.033

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Animals
Arginine Vasopressin / metabolism
Biological Evolution*
Brain / physiology
Cognition / physiology*
Humans
Maternal Behavior / physiology
Mental Disorders / physiopathology*
Mental Disorders / therapy
Oxytocin / administration & dosage
Oxytocin / metabolism*
Social Behavior*
Social Perception

Substances

Arginine Vasopressin
Oxytocin

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