Khazen, Tala Narattil, Nisha Rajan Ferreira, Guillaume Maroun, Mouna
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Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)
The hippocampus undergoes maturation during juvenility, a period of increased vulnerability to environmental challenges. We recently found that acute high-fat diet (HFD) impaired hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and hippocampal-dependent spatial memory. We also recently reported that similar HFD exposure affected prefrontal plasticity and s...
Semple, Erin A. Harberson, Mitchell T. Xu, Baijie Rashleigh, Rebecca Cartwright, Tori L. Braun, Jessica J. Custer, Amy C. Liu, Chen Hill, Jennifer W.
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Introduction Female sexual dysfunction affects approximately 40% of women in the United States, yet few therapeutic options exist for these patients. The melanocortin system is a new treatment target for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), but the neuronal pathways involved are unclear. Methods In this study, the sexual behavior of female MC4...
van 't Hof, Sophie R Straathof, Milou Spalek, Kiara Hoekzema, Elseline
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Journal of neuroendocrinology
Pregnancy is associated with prominent structural changes in brain areas involved in Theory of Mind (ToM), pointing to the possibility of modifications in ToM-related behavior and brain responses in parents. We performed a systematic review screening for studies that examined ToM in pregnant and/or early postpartum parents. The evaluation of the in...
Hersey, Melinda Bacon, Amanda K Bailey, Lydia G Lee, Mary R Chen, Andy Y Leggio, Lorenzo Tanda, Gianluigi
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Journal of neurochemistry
While the illicit use and misuse of stimulants like cocaine and methylphenidate (MP) has increased, there remains no FDA-approved treatments for psychostimulant use disorders (PSUD). Oxytocin (OT) has shown promise as a potential pharmacotherapy for PSUD. Dopamine (DA) neurotransmission plays a significant role in PSUD. We have recently shown that ...
Wang, Yuanchen Wang, Ruien Wu, Haiyan
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Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)
Self-other distinction is crucial for human interaction. Although with conflicting results, studies have found that oxytocin (OT) sharpens the self-other perceptual boundary. However, little is known about the effect of OT on self-other perception, especially its neural basis. Moreover, it is unclear whether OT influences self-other discrimination ...
Kuraku, Shigehiro Kaiya, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tomohiro Hyodo, Susumu
Homeostatic control and reproductive functions of humans are regulated at the molecular levels largely by peptide hormones secreted from endocrine and/or neuroendocrine cells in the central nervous system and peripheral organs. Homologs of those hormones and their receptors function similarly in many vertebrate species distantly related to huma...
Fukui, Hajime Toyoshima, Kumiko
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Frontiers in Psychology
Since the time of Darwin, theories have been proposed on the origin and functions of music; however, the subject remains enigmatic. The literature shows that music is closely related to important human behaviours and abilities, namely, cognition, emotion, reward and sociality (co-operation, entrainment, empathy and altruism). Notably, studies have ...
Santos, Stefanie Zurfluh, Leonie Mennet, Mónica Potterat, Olivier von Mandach, Ursula Hamburger, Matthias Simões-Wüst, Ana Paula
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
Talpo, Francesca Spaiardi, Paolo Castagno, Antonio Nicolas Maniezzi, Claudia Raffin, Francesca Terribile, Giulia Sancini, Giulio Pisani, Antonio Biella, Gerardo Rosario
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Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide widely known for its peripheral hormonal effects (i.e., parturition and lactation) and central neuromodulatory functions, related especially to social behavior and social, spatial, and episodic memory. The hippocampus is a key structure for these functions, it is innervated by oxytocinergic fibers, and contains OT re...
Jamaluddin, Arifah Azhary, Jerilee Mariam Khong Hong, Jesrine Gek Shan Hamdan, Mukhri Tan, Peng Chiong
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International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
To evaluate immediate oxytocin and early amniotomy compared with delayed amniotomy after Foley catheter cervical ripening in multiparous women on intervention-to-delivery interval. This randomized trial was conducted in Malaysia in 232 term multiparous women with balloon catheter-ripened cervixes (dilatation ≥3 cm), singleton fetus, cephalic presen...
