Social Behavior in Infant Rhesus Monkeys Influenced by Oxytocin

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Parma, Italy, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveal that the hormone oxytocin appears to increase social behaviors in newborn rhesus monkeys. Findings suggest that oxytocin is a promising candidate for new treatments for developmental disorders affecting social skills and bonding. Oxytocin, a hormone produced by the pituitary gland, is involved in labor, birth and breast ...

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