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Oxytocin and the maternal brain

LENG, G, MEDDLE, S, DOUGLAS, A·2008·Current Opinion in Pharmacology

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Oxytocin released within the brain from both magnocellular and parvocellular systems of the hypothalamus has diverse effects on behavior. When oxytocin is released within the brain, its effects are to diminish fearfulness; this not only encourages social investigation of newcomers, but also may enhance a tendency to express aggression toward an intruder. Oxytocin supports social recognition, redirects behavior away from feeding directed behavior toward sexual behavior, and facilitates the formation of social bonds. This system, which depends not only upon release of oxytocin but also on oxytocin receptor distribution within the brain, becomes particularly important at parturition, when a bond is first formed between mother and offspring.

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Authors: LENG, G., MEDDLE, S., & DOUGLAS, A.
Affiliations: University of Edinburgh (GB)
Corresponding author: LENG, G
ORCID: LENG, G
MEDDLE, S
Venue: Current Opinion in Pharmacology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2008-12
Volume: 8
Issue: 6
Pages: 731-734
ISSN: 1471-4892 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2008.07.001
OpenAlex: W2023582385
Semantic Scholar: a7282630bee6e1ae2886900593a62e4871edb5ee
Cited by: 158
References: 33
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 11
FWCI: 17.33
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Current Opinion in Pharmacology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/C516428/1)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy-related medical research
Keywords: oxytocin, maternal brain, hypothalamus, magnocellular neurons, parvocellular neurons, fearlessness, social investigation, aggression, social recognition, sexual behavior, feeding behavior, social bonding, childbirth
MeSH terms: Animals, Female, Humans, Hypothalamus, Maternal Behavior, Oxytocin, Social Behavior, Receptors, Oxytocin

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