The Physiological Function of Oxytocin in Humans and Its Acute Response to Human-Dog Interactions: A Review of the Literature

An overview of heart rate variability metrics and norms

Shaffer, F., & Ginsberg, J. P. (2017) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00258 · Cited by 7,185 · see citing works

Heart Rate Variability and Cardiac Vagal Tone in Psychophysiological Research – Recommendations for Experiment Planning, Data Analysis, and Data Reporting

Laborde, S., Mosley, E., & Thayer, J. F. (2017) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00213 · Cited by 2,336 · see citing works

Stress and Health: Psychological, Behavioral, and Biological Determinants

Schneiderman, N., Ironson, G., & Siegel, S. D. (2005) · Annual Review of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.1.102803.144141 · Cited by 2,252 · see citing works

Psychosocial and psychophysiological effects of human-animal interactions: the possible role of oxytocin

Beetz, A., Uvnäs-Moberg, K., Julius, H., & Kotrschal, K. (2012) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00234 · Cited by 904 · see citing works

Oxytocin promotes human ethnocentrism

De Dreu, C. K. W., Greer, L. L., Van Kleef, G. A., Shalvi, S., & Handgraaf, M. J. J. (2011) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1015316108 · Cited by 838 · see citing works

Oxytocin attenuates amygdala responses to emotional faces regardless of valence

Domes, G., Heinrichs, M., Gläscher, J., Büchel, C., Braus, D. F., & Herpertz, S. C. (2007) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.03.025 · Cited by 774 · see citing works

Intranasal Administration of Oxytocin Increases Envy and Schadenfreude (Gloating)

Shamay-Tsoory, S. G., Fischer, M., Dvash, J., Harari, H., Perach-Bloom, N., & Levkovitz, Y. (2009) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.06.009 · Cited by 542 · see citing works

More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women

Light, K. C., Grewen, K. M., & Amico, J. A. (2005) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002 · Cited by 470 · see citing works

Impaired Autonomic Function Is Associated With Increased Mortality, Especially in Subjects With Diabetes, Hypertension, or a History of Cardiovascular Disease

Gerritsen, J., Dekker, J. M., TenVoorde, B. J., Kostense, P. J., Heine, R. J., Bouter, L. M., Heethaar, R. M., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2001) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/diacare.24.10.1793 · Cited by 456 · see citing works

Problems with measuring peripheral oxytocin: can the data on oxytocin and human behavior be trusted?

McCullough, M. E., Churchland, P. S., & Mendez, A. J. (2013) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.04.018 · Cited by 416 · see citing works

Dog ownership and physical activity: a review of the evidence.

Christian, H. E., Westgarth, C., Bauman, A., Richards, E. A., Rhodes, R. E., Evenson, K. R., Mayer, J. A., & Thorpe, R. J. (2013) · Journal of Physical Activity and Health · doi:10.1123/jpah.10.5.750 · Cited by 316 · see citing works

Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Levine, G. N., Allen, K., Braun, L. T., Christian, H. E., Friedmann, E., Taubert, K. A., Thomas, S. A., Wells, D. L., & Lange, R. A. (2013) · Circulation · doi:10.1161/cir.0b013e31829201e1 · Cited by 299 · see citing works

Salivary oxytocin concentrations in response to running, sexual self-stimulation, breastfeeding and the TSST: The Regensburg Oxytocin Challenge (ROC) study

Jong, T. R. D., Menon, R., Bludau, A., Grund, T., Biermeier, V., Klampfl, S. M., Jurek, B., Bosch, O. J., Hellhammer, J., & Neumann, I. D. (2015) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.08.027 · Cited by 250 · see citing works

Measuring Oxytocin and Vasopressin: Bioassays, Immunoassays and Random Numbers

Leng, G., & Sabatier, N. (2016) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/jne.12413 · Cited by 237 · see citing works

Oxytocin and Reduction of Social Threat Hypersensitivity in Women With Borderline Personality Disorder

Bertsch, K., Gamer, M., Schmidt, B., Schmidinger, I., Walther, S., Kästel, T., Schnell, K., Büchel, C., Domes, G., & Herpertz, S. C. (2013) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13020263 · Cited by 214 · see citing works

Plasma oxytocin and vasopressin do not predict neuropeptide concentrations in human cerebrospinal fluid

Kagerbauer, S. M., Martin, J., Schuster, T., Blobner, M., Kochs, E. F., & Landgraf, R. (2013) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/jne.12038 · Cited by 212 · see citing works

Oxytocin increases autonomic cardiac control: Moderation by loneliness

Norman, G. J., Cacioppo, J. T., Morris, J. S., Malarkey, W. B., Berntson, G. G., & DeVries, A. C. (2011) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.11.006 · Cited by 211 · see citing works

Oxytocin revisited: Its role in cardiovascular regulation

Gutkowska, J., & Jankowski, M. (2012) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02235.x · Cited by 208 · see citing works

The Presence of a Dog Attenuates Cortisol and Heart Rate in the Trier Social Stress Test Compared to Human Friends

Polheber, J. P., & Matchock, R. L. (2014) · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/s10865-013-9546-1 · Cited by 200 · see citing works

Urinary oxytocin as a noninvasive biomarker of positive emotion in dogs

Mitsui, S., Yamamoto, M., Nagasawa, M., Mogi, K., Kikusui, T., Ohtani, N., & Ohta, M. (2011) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.05.012 · Cited by 147 · see citing works

The role of oxytocin in cardiovascular regulation

Gutkowska, J., Jankowski, M., & Antunes-Rodrigues, J. (2014) · Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research · doi:10.1590/1414-431x20133309 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Sex-specific effects of intranasal oxytocin on autonomic nervous system and emotional responses to couple conflict

Ditzen, B., Nater, U. M., Schaer, M., La Marca, R., Bodenmann, G., Ehlert, U., & Heinrichs, M. (2013) · Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience · doi:10.1093/scan/nss083 · Cited by 111 · see citing works

Oxytocin facilitates social approach behavior in women

Preckel, K., Scheele, D., Kendrick, K. M., Maier, W., & Hurlemann, R. (2014) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00191 · Cited by 111 · see citing works

Selective influences of oxytocin on the evaluative processing of social stimuli

Norman, G. J., Cacioppo, J. T., Morris, J. S., Karelina, K., Malarkey, W. B., DeVries, A. C., & Berntson, G. G. (2011) · Journal of Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1177/0269881110367452 · Cited by 92 · see citing works

Oxytocin reduces amygdala responses during threat approach

Radke, S., Volman, I., Kokal, I., Roelofs, K., de Bruijn, E. R. A., & Toni, I. (2017) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.02.028 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Effects of a 10-day oxytocin trial in older adults on health and well-being

Barraza, J. A., Grewal, N. S., Ropacki, S., Perez, P., Gonzalez, A., & Zak, P. J. (2013) · Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1037/a0031581 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

The Experience of Teleworking with Dogs and Cats in the United States during COVID-19

Hoffman, C. L. (2021) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani11020268 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Effects of Human–Dog Interactions on Salivary Oxytocin Concentrations and Heart Rate Variability: A Four-Condition Cross-Over Trial

Powell, L., Edwards, K. M., Michael, S., McGreevy, P., Bauman, A., Guastella, A. J., Drayton, B., & Stamatakis, E. (2020) · Anthrozoös · doi:10.1080/08927936.2020.1694310 · Cited by 39 · see citing works