Physiology and behavior briefing : Recent Episodes
Dan Quintana
Dan Quintana presents two-minute briefings on the latest research in physiology and behavior, with a strong focus on neuropeptides and hormones.
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A new study provides oxytocin-like receptor distribution maps for the brains of three birds species
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A new study suggests that oxytocin blocks enhanced motivation for alcohol in rats
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A new study suggests that systemic oxytocin administration alters mesolimbic dopamine release in mice
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A new study suggests that intranasal oxytocin decreases task-related aggressive responses in young males
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A new study investigates the impact of oxytocin on pupil dilation in response to novel social and non-social stimuli
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A new study investigates the role of oxytocin in dealing with the idea of one’s mortality
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A new study demonstrates the role of oxytocin in the modulation of paternal behavior in mandarin voles
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A new study demonstrates that oxytocin administration modulates helping behaviour in rats depending on social context
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A new study in the journal Nature demonstrates oxytocin-dependent reopening of a social reward learning critical period with MDMA
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A new study suggests that oxytocin attenuates stress-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking behavior in mice
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A new study investigates associations between oxytocin and cortisol activity in response to psychological stress and sexual arousal
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A new study investigates the neurochemical effects of oxytocin in people at clinical high risk for psychosis
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A new Nature Neuroscience study suggests that oxytocin modulates social value representations in the amygdala
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A new study suggests that oxytocin signalling plays a role in amygdala–hippocampal connectivity in autism
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A new study suggests that oxytocin treatment reduces food intake and body fat in an animal model of post-menopause
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A new study assesses the social salience hypothesis of oxytocin in a fish species
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A new study in Molecular Autism reports that the oxytocin receptor gene predicts brain activity during an emotion recognition task in autism
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A new study in Translational Psychiatry examines the Effect of age and autism spectrum disorder on oxytocin receptor density in the brain
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A new study demonstrates that oxytocin selectively improves empathic accuracy
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A new study demonstrates that intranasal oxytocin modulates higher order social cognition in body dysmorphic disorder
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A new study demonstrates that prefrontal cortical neurons that express the oxytocin receptor modulate social recognition
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A new study demonstrates that cortisol and oxytocin show independent activity during chimpanzee intergroup conflict
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A new replication study confirms that women’s facial masculinity preferences are predicted by the interaction between their relationship status and average progesterone levels.
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A new study in eLife suggests that oxytocin promotes coordinated out-group attack during intergroup conflict
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A new study suggests that an oxytocin-like peptide regulates behavior in ants
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A new preprint suggests that social status in mouse social hierarchies is associated with variation in oxytocin receptor densities
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A new study suggests that oxytocin improves learning in rats
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A new study suggests that oxytocin levels are associated with impaired social cognition in schizophrenia.
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A new study identifies how oxytocin might be transported into the brain to elicit social behaviour.
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