Oxytocin/External Links

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• ColoState.edu - 'Oxytocin is a nine amino acid peptide that is synthesized in hypothalamic neurons and transported down axons of the posterior pituitary for secretion into blood' (from on-line textbook, Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System), R.A. Bowen
• Molecular neurobiology of social bonding: Implications for autism spectrum disorders Lecture by Larry Young, Jan. 4, 2010

Media coverage

• I get a kick out of you: Scientists are finding that, after all, love really is down to a chemical addiction between people The Economist (12 Feb 2004)
• Feeling shy, afraid of strangers? Hormone under study may help Boston Globe (26 Dec 2005)
• Oxytocin – the love hormone – could cure shyness Telegraph (15 Dec 2010)
• Party people: Gregarious types may have more oxytocin receptors Guardian (13 Aug 2009)
• Trust drug may cure social phobia BBC News (21 May 2008)
• Can Oxytocin Ease Shyness? Time (21 July 2008)

Public Understanding

• Cuddle chemical' could treat mental illness New Scientist (14 May 2008)
• Release of Oxytocin due to penetrative sex reduces stress and neurotic tendencies New Scientist (26 Jan 2006)
• Autism: Oxytocin Improves Social Behavior of Patients, Study Finds ScienceDaily (17 Feb 2010)
• The two faces of oxytocin American Psychological Asssociation (Feb 2008)
• To Trust or Not to Trust: Ask Oxytocin Scientific American (15 July 2008)
• Preterm labour: Tsunami waves? Alison Douglas British Society for Neuroendocrinology Topical Briefing
• Are neuropeptides brain hormones? Mike Ludwig, British Society for Neuroendocrinology Topical Briefing
• The Neurobiology of Social Bonds Keith Kendrick, British Society for Neuroendocrinology Topical Briefing (web.archive.org)
• The Maternal Brain John Russell, British Society for Neuroendocrinology Topical Briefing (web.archive.org)