2015
The association between 2D:4D ratio and cognitive empathy is contingent on a common polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR rs53576)
Weisman O, Pelphrey KA, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Lu Y, Chong A, Chen Y, Monakhov M, Chew SH, Ebstein RP. The association between 2D:4D ratio and cognitive empathy is contingent on a common polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR rs53576). Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015, 58: 23-32. PMID: 25935637, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxytocin receptor geneCognitive empathyRMET performanceFetal testosteroneHuman social cognitionSocial-cognitive developmentSocio-cognitive skillsRole of oxytocinSocio-affective skillsSocial cognitionPsychosocial competenceHigh fetal testosteroneIndividual differencesCognitive developmentBaron-CohenEmotional statesOXTR rs53576OXTR geneGreater identificationEmpathyCore aspectsRMETCognitionUnique supportTestosterone system
2012
Oxytocin during the initial stages of romantic attachment: Relations to couples’ interactive reciprocity
Schneiderman I, Zagoory-Sharon O, Leckman JF, Feldman R. Oxytocin during the initial stages of romantic attachment: Relations to couples’ interactive reciprocity. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2012, 37: 1277-1285. PMID: 22281209, PMCID: PMC3936960, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.12.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRomantic attachmentRomantic relationshipsNew loversRole of oxytocinParent-infant bondingBio-behavioral mechanismsHuman imaging studiesPositive affectAffectionate touchDyadic interactionsOxytocinergic systemBrain areasEmotional distressThree monthsDyadic statesImaging studiesRelationship durationOT levelsAdult HealthYoung adultsHigh individual stabilitySocial focusPlasma oxytocinOxytocinMonths
2011
Oxytocin and social motivation
Gordon I, Martin C, Feldman R, Leckman JF. Oxytocin and social motivation. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2011, 1: 471-493. PMID: 21984889, PMCID: PMC3185363, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2011.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial motivationCourse of developmentBiobehavioral systemsRole of oxytocinSocial creaturesSocial partnersSensory inputKey unresolved questionGonadal axisGastrointestinal tractStress response axisMotivationOTR expressionOxytocinReceptor systemBrainSalienceReproductive organsResponse axisDetection pathwaySystem functionExternal environmentPeripheral componentsUnresolved questionsHumans