期刊
FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 30, 期 4, 页码 534-547出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2009.05.004
关键词
Immune; Maternal care; Social recognition; Magnocellular; Voles; Accumbens; Electron microscopy; Collaterals; Supraoptic nucleus; Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
资金
- NIH [MH064692, RR00165]
- Yerkes National Primates Research Center
- NSF STC [IBN-9876754]
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [P51RR000165] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [K02MH064692, R01MH056538] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Oxytocin is produced in the hypothalamus and released into the circulation through the neurohypophyseal system. Peripherally released oxytocin facilitates parturition and milk ejection during nursing. Centrally released oxytocin coordinates the onset of maternal nurturing behavior at parturition and plays a role in mother-infant bonding. More recent studies have revealed a more general role for oxytocin in modulating affiliative behavior in both sexes. Oxytocin regulates alloparental care and pair bonding in female monogamous prairie voles. Social recognition in male and female mice is also modulated by oxytocin. In humans, oxytocin increases gaze to the eye region of human faces and enhances interpersonal trust and the ability to infer the emotions of others from facial cues. While the neurohypopheseal oxytocin system has been well characterized, less is known regarding the nature of oxytocin release within the brain. Here we review the role of oxytocin in the regulation of prosocial interactions, and discuss the neuroanatomy of the central oxytocin system. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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