2016
Intranasal Oxytocin Enhances Connectivity in the Neural Circuitry Supporting Social Motivation and Social Perception in Children with Autism
Gordon I, Jack A, Pretzsch CM, Vander Wyk B, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Pelphrey KA. Intranasal Oxytocin Enhances Connectivity in the Neural Circuitry Supporting Social Motivation and Social Perception in Children with Autism. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 35054. PMID: 27845765, PMCID: PMC5109935, DOI: 10.1038/srep35054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderIntranasal oxytocinSocial motivationSocial perceptionSocial-emotional informationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPlacebo-controlled crossover designBiological motionSocial stimuliAngry voicesSocial deficitsSpectrum disorderOT administrationMesolimbic reward pathwayBehavioral treatmentBrain rewardReduced connectivityBrain regionsReward pathwayCortical sitesRewardPerceptionMotivationOxytocinBrain sites
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
2009
Perfectionism and sensory phenomena: phenotypic components of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Lee JC, Prado HS, Diniz JB, Borcato S, da Silva CB, Hounie AG, Miguel EC, Leckman JF, do Rosário MC. Perfectionism and sensory phenomena: phenotypic components of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2009, 50: 431-436. PMID: 19683613, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research