A new study from Yale School of Medicine has found that a single dose of the hormone oxytocin, delivered via nasal spray, can enhance brain activity while processing social information in children ...

May 10, 2007 — Oxytocin showed promise for improved brain function and less repetitive behavior in a small pilot study of patients with autism spectrum disorder. These results are consistent with ...

Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study shows that oxytocin -- a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body -- increased brain function in regions that ...

Inducing the release of brain oxytocin may be a viable therapeutic option for enhancing social function in psychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia, researchers ...

Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Oxytocin given to autistic children has been shown to stimulate regions of the brain that can improve social behavior. A study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National ...

The neuropeptide oxytocin, commonly known as the "love hormone," which has been found to have potential benefit in a number of psychiatric disorders, may also be useful in the treatment of anorexia ...

Hormones are key players of the endocrine system and have a major influence on our emotional and sexual wellbeing. The hormone oxytocin is involved in a wide range of emotions from social bonding to ...

A new study from Yale School of Medicine has found that a single dose of the hormone oxytocin, delivered via nasal spray, can enhance brain activity while processing social information in children ...

Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows that oxytocin — a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body— ...

A single dose of the hormone oxytocin, delivered via nasal spray, has been shown to enhance brain activity while processing social information in children with autism spectrum disorders, Yale School ...