Oxytocin
Explore peptide research and guides on oxytocin.
Oxytocin
Oxytocin and Depression: What the Research Shows
Oxytocin and depression research reveals complex links between this neuropeptide, mood regulation, and the serotonin system, with mixed clinical trial results.
OxytocinOxytocin and Trust: The Neuroscience of Social Bonding
Oxytocin's role in trust and social bonding: the 2005 landmark study, replication failures, amygdala effects, and what the research actually shows now.
OxytocinOxytocin: Far More Than the Love Hormone
Oxytocin regulates bone density, cardiovascular function, wound healing, metabolism, and stress resilience. Here's what the research reveals beyond bonding.
OxytocinOxytocin for PTSD and Trauma Processing
Review of oxytocin research for PTSD: fear extinction mechanisms, clinical trials augmenting exposure therapy, amygdala effects, and prevention studies.