| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10301127 | Hormones and Behavior | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Oxytocin facilitates sociosexual interactions and yawning, a primitive form of empathy. ⺠Oxytocin given into the ventral tegmental area, hippocampus and amygdala induces yawning. ⺠Yawning occurs with increased dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex. ⺠Similar results occur with apomorphine that activates paraventricular oxytocinergic neurons. ⺠This oxytocin-dopamine link plays a role in oxytocin facilitation of sociosexual interactions.
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Authors
Fabrizio Sanna, Antonio Argiolas, Maria Rosaria Melis,