Cort A. Pedersen

Induction of maternal behavior in virgin rats after intracerebroventricular administration of oxytocin

Cort A. Pedersen, Arthur J. Prange · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1979 · 832 citations · Full text

Oxytocin Induces Maternal Behavior in Virgin Female Rats

Cort A. Pedersen, John A. Ascher, Yvonne L. Monroe et al. · Science · 1982 · 769 citations

Oxytocin activates the postpartum onset of rat maternal behavior in the ventral tegmental and medial preoptic areas.

Cort A. Pedersen, Jack D. Caldwell, Cheryl H. Walker et al. · Behavioral Neuroscience · 1994 · 465 citations

Neuroendocrinology, Pup Retrieval, Social Sciences +20

Intranasal oxytocin reduces psychotic symptoms and improves Theory of Mind and social perception in schizophrenia

Cort A. Pedersen, Clare M. Gibson, Shane W. Rau et al. · Schizophrenia Research · 2011 · 303 citations

Psychiatry, Psychotic Disorder, Psychotropic Medication +10

Immunohistochemical localization of oxytocin receptors in human brain

Maria L. Boccia, Peter Petrusz, Kotaro Suzuki et al. · Neuroscience · 2013 · 272 citations

Neurophysiology, Neuroanatomy, Oxytocin Receptors +8