| Chapter title |
Oxytocin Modulation of Neural Circuits
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 7 |
| Book title |
Behavioral Pharmacology of Neuropeptides: Oxytocin
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| Published in |
Current topics in behavioral neurosciences, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/7854_2017_7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-963738-9, 978-3-31-963739-6
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| Authors |
Mariela Mitre, Jessica Minder, Egzona X. Morina, Moses V. Chao, Robert C. Froemke, Mitre, Mariela, Minder, Jessica, Morina, Egzona X., Chao, Moses V., Froemke, Robert C. |
| Abstract |
Oxytocin is a hypothalamic neuropeptide first recognized as a regulator of parturition and lactation which has recently gained attention for its ability to modulate social behaviors. In this chapter, we review several aspects of the oxytocinergic system, focusing on evidence for release of oxytocin and its receptor distribution in the cortex as the foundation for important networks that control social behavior. We examine the developmental timeline of the cortical oxytocin system as demonstrated by RNA, autoradiographic binding, and protein immunohistochemical studies, and describe how that might shape brain development and behavior. Many recent studies have implicated oxytocin in cognitive processes such as processing of sensory stimuli, social recognition, social memory, and fear. We review these studies and discuss the function of oxytocin in the young and adult cortex as a neuromodulator of central synaptic transmission and mediator of plasticity. |
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