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Oxytocin, vasopressin, and social recognition in mammals

Bielsky, Isadora F., Young, Larry J.·2004·Peptides
DOI 10.1016/j.peptides.2004.05.019
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While pheromones may act as social memory signals, oxytocin and vasopressin acting in the brain appear to be critical for the neural processing of olfactory signatures used for social discrimination. Evidence from a variety of laboratories using a range of animal models, as well as an array of molecular and pharmacological techniques, have helped to determine the neuroanatomical and functional roles oxytocin and vasopressin play in social cognition. In this review we discuss the considerable evidence for the roles of oxytocin and vasopressin in social recognition in rats and mice, as well as in offspring recognition in sheep and mate preference in monogamous voles.

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  • AVP expression within the BST and CMA is involved in a number of social behaviors, including social play behavior.

    “AVP expression within the bed nucleus of the striaterminalis (BST) and the centromedial amygdala (CMA) is known to be involved in a number of social behaviors, [18][19][20] including social play behavior.21”

    From Neonatal MeCP2 is important for the organization of sex differences in vasopressin expression (2012) · cites this paper as [20]

  • The role of the OXT system has been investigated in rodent models, but uniquely using OXT-related mutant mice and giving OXT through intracerebroventricular (ICV), intraperitoneal (IP) and subcutaneous (SC) injections.

    “The role of the OXT system has been investigated in rodent models, but uniquely using OXT-related mutant mice and giving OXT through intracerebroventricular (ICV), intraperitoneal (IP) and subcutaneous (SC) injections (Bielsky and Young, 2004;Jin et al, 2007;Popik et al, 1996;Sala et al, 2012;Sala et al, 2011;Takayanagi et al, 2005;Winslow and Insel, 2002).”

    From Chronic and acute intranasal oxytocin produce divergent social effects in mice (2014) · cites this paper as Bielsky and Young, 2004

  • Chronic intranasal OXT treatment increased V1aR-binding sites in the lateral septum.

    “Interestingly, we observed that chronic intranasal OXT treatment increased the V1aR-binding sites in the lateral septum, that is, þ 18% in OXT 0.15 IU-treated mice and þ 31% in OXT 0.3 IU-treated mice (Figure 3b).”

    From Chronic and acute intranasal oxytocin produce divergent social effects in mice (2014) · cites this paper as Bielsky and Young, 2004

  • Oxytocin neurons in the PVH regulate a range of social behaviors, from parental care to social recognition of conspecifics.

    “which are known to regulate a range of social behaviors, from parental care to social recognition of conspecifics (13-18).”

    From Social Interaction Elicits Activity in Glutamatergic Neurons in the Posterior Intralaminar Complex of the Thalamus (2024) · cites this paper as [13]

  • Oxytocin has a well-established role in social behaviors and social recognition.

    “and the well-established role of oxytocin in social behaviors and social recognition (13, 21, 34; 39-44).”

    From Social Interaction Elicits Activity in Glutamatergic Neurons in the Posterior Intralaminar Complex of the Thalamus (2024) · cites this paper as [13]

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Authors
Bielsky, I. F., & Young, L. J.
Affiliations
Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Bielsky, Isadora F.
ORCID
Young, Larry J.
Venue
Peptides
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-09
Volume
25
Issue
9
Pages
1565-1574
ISSN
0196-9781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.peptides.2004.05.019
OpenAlex
W2121134774
Cited by
460
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 30 · 2014: 25 · 2013: 24 · 2012: 27
FWCI
2.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Peptides (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (1f31mh070112-01)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH-64692, K02MH064692, MH 56897, MH070112, R01MH056538, MH056538)
  • National Center for Research Resources (RR-00 165, P51RR000165)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Keywords
oxytocin, vasopressin, social recognition, social memory, pheromones, social discrimination, social cognition, offspring recognition, mate preferences, rats, mice, sheep
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Arvicolinae, Female, Male, Models, Biological, Oxytocin, Peptides, Time Factors, Vasopressins, Receptors, Vasopressin, Receptors, Oxytocin, Mice, Rats

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