2025
Oxytocin in the Amygdala Sustains Prosocial Behavior via State-Dependent Amygdala–Prefrontal Modulation
Meisner O, Dal Monte O, Fagan N, Nandy A, Chang S. Oxytocin in the Amygdala Sustains Prosocial Behavior via State-Dependent Amygdala–Prefrontal Modulation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2025, 45: e2416242025. PMID: 40789657, PMCID: PMC12410040, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2416-24.2025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasolateral amygdalaProsocial behaviorNeural activityProsocial choicesBehavioral effectsProsocial decisionsModulation of social behaviorMinimal behavioral effectsAnterior cingulate cortexSocial decision-makingControl conditionMale rhesus macaquesCingulate cortexNeural levelOxytocin's abilityOxytocin effectsMotivational stateTask engagementSustaining prosocial behaviorNeural responsesSocial salienceSocial behaviorSocial informationACCGAmygdala
2018
An integrated framework for the role of oxytocin in multistage social decision‐making
Piva M, Chang SWC. An integrated framework for the role of oxytocin in multistage social decision‐making. American Journal Of Primatology 2018, 80: e22735. PMID: 29350419, PMCID: PMC6053333, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of oxytocinSocial behaviorWithdrawal hypothesisSocial salience hypothesisCertain social situationsRole of oxytocinInfluence of oxytocinNeural evidenceProsocial actionsSocial stimuliProsocial choicesApproach behaviorSalience hypothesisSocial salienceSocial decisionsAntisocial behaviorSocial situationsOxytocin administrationWithdrawal behaviorSensory inputBehavioral outputSensory perceptionOverarching theoryDisparate theoriesProminent hypothesis
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