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Oxytocin & Autism

Oxytocin administered to the nose increases emotion perception in autism. Intranasal oxytocin can influence how individuals with autism perceive emotion in others, a recent study has demonstrated. This is an important first step for a potential pharmacological treatment of autism. Ref. Source 6a.

Autism and Oxytocin

I attended a talk about Oxytocin recently. It looks like a very promising cure to fight depression and increase sociability as well. It certainly being seriously pursued in research.

Oxytocin & Autism Health & Special Psychology

Researchers closer to cracking neural code of love. Neuroscientists have discovered a key connection between areas of the adult female prairie vole's brain reward system that promotes the emergence of pair bonds. Results from this study could help efforts to improve social abilities in human disorders with impaired social function, such as autism. Source 4d.