Science news articles about 'oxytocin'

  • fMRI Study Shows Oxytocin Inhibits Anxiety

    ... , analgesic effect. Animal studies have also shown that oxytocin promotes social interaction, such as during the courting ... magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that the hormone oxytocin can inhibit feelings of anxiety in specific individuals ...
  • Oxytocin Reduces Stress Hormones In Arguing Couples

    ... hormone Cortisol in arguing couples. In addition, Oxytocin strengthens positive behaviour, as researchers at the University ... studies in recent years have shown that the hormone Oxytocin in the brain of mammals can help in regulating social ...
  • Oxytocin: Love potion #1?

    ... a paper by Swiss researchers that have investigated the effects of oxytocin, the "love hormone," on human couple interactions ... treatments." They clarify that this study does not show that oxytocin should currently be used as a treatment itself and the effects ...
  • Dopamine and oxytocin and lasting love

    Dopamine brings people together and oxytocin keeps them attached, studies show. Is love ...
  • Party people: Gregarious types may have more oxytocin receptors

    New research suggests the 'love hormone' oxytocin may determine how sociable we are Can a single chemical be responsible ... , and helping the cervix to dilate during labour. But it's oxytocin's role in bonding that is most intriguing. Blocking the activity ...
  • Oxytocin Linked to Attachment Style

    ... that mothering helps determine the distribution and sensitivity of oxytocin receptors in the brain. For one thing, I tied ... response -- the release of oxytocin in the brain in response to positive social interactions -- to attachment styles. A new ...
  • Study reveals possible link between autism and oxytocin gene via non-DNA sequence mutation

    ... study indicates a link between autism and alterations to the oxytocin receptor, OXTR, caused by inherited alterations ... , "This study provides additional evidence for the role of oxytocin and its receptor in the development of autism. It also shows that autism ...
  • Hormone oxytocin may help Asperger's patients

    ... and spend more time gazing at pictures of faces after inhaling the social-bonding hormone oxytocin, researchers ...
  • New treatment for social problems in autism? Oxytocin improves emotion recognition

    ... , there is currently no effective treatment for these problems. Oxytocin is a hormone that has effects on brain function. Although ... , the subjects' performance on the task was improved when they received the oxytocin spray. These findings provide the first evidence ...
  • Oxytocin: It's a mom and pop thing

    ... were associated with parent-specific styles of interaction. Oxytocin was higher in mothers who provided more affectionate parenting ... of positive affect, and affectionate touch. In fathers, oxytocin was increased with more stimulatory contact, encouragement of exploration ...
  • Study suggests oxytocin makes people trusting, but not gullible

    Oxytocin (OT) is a hormone that plays an important role in social behavior—it has even been nicknamed "the love ... more trusting, but only in certain situations. The authors conclude that "oxytocin is not the magical 'trust elixir' described in the news ...
  • Hormone oxytocin improves social cognition but only in less socially proficient individuals

    ... accuracy, but only in those individuals who were less socially proficient. "Oxytocin is widely believed to make all people more empathic ... author of the study. "Our study contradicts that. Instead, oxytocin appears to be helpful only for those who are less socially proficient ...
  • Oxytocin: It's a mom and pop thing

    ... bonding that occurs between lovers, friends, and colleagues. Oxytocin also plays an important role in birth and maternal ...
  • Studies expand oxytocin's role beyond 'cuddle hormone'

    ... from a stranger, women who showed the greatest increase in oxytocin also reported being more satisfied with their lives, resilient to adverse ... summary). Other recent findings discussed show that: Oxytocin is important in evaluating social signals and may be as rewarding ...
  • Oxytocin medication often unnecessary in normal deliveries, Swedish research finds

    ... standard practice in Swedish delivery rooms to use oxytocin to stimulate a labour that has been slow to start or has grind ...

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