In a world where loneliness and social anxiety are on the rise, understanding the brain’s chemistry has never been more ...

A new scientific review published in Neuropharmacology explores how the environment interacts with brain biology in shaping personality disorders. By examining molecular, neurochemical, and metabolic ...

Oxytocin and vasopressin are hormones that play key ... a part of the brain that regulates essential functions, and they interact with brain systems that influence emotions, decision-making ...

The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University is transforming our understanding of the brain through ...

Given the broad range of functions of NO ... that release corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin 49 — hormones that are implemented in stress and sleep ...

Neuroligins 3 and 4 localize to glutamatergic synapses, and loss-of-function mutations ... for example, oxytocin and its counterpoint hormone vasopressin appears to have a role in pair bonding.

“You get a release of vasopressin ... immune surveillance. Oxytocin, in particular, has been shown to reduce cortisol levels, and since chronic stress suppresses immune function, regular sexual ...

As April marks Stress Awareness Month, taking time to understand stress and the impact it has on mental health, as well as ...

Other investigations like complete blood count, renal and liver functions, serum potassium ... while the posterior part produces vasopressin or antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin. Between the anterior ...