Intraamygdaloid Oxytocin Reduces Anxiety in the Valproate-Induced Autism Rat Model

Oxytocin increases trust in humans

Michael Kosfeld, Markus Heinrichs, Paul J. Zak et al. · Nature · 2005 · 3.6K citations · Full text

Trust Metric, Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Neuroscience +7

Psychiatric Disorders in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Associated Factors in a Population-Derived Sample

Emily Simonoff, Andrew Pickles, Tony Charman et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · 2008 · 3.3K citations

Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Mental Disorders, Child Psychology +15

The use of the elevated plus maze as an assay of anxiety-related behavior in rodents

Alicia A. Walf, Cheryl A. Frye · Nature Protocols · 2007 · 2.9K citations · Full text

Experimental Psychopathology, Behavioral Sciences, Stress Hormone +9

Evoked Axonal Oxytocin Release in the Central Amygdala Attenuates Fear Response

Hilda Knobloch, Alexandre Charlet, Lena C. Hoffmann et al. · Neuron · 2012 · 1K citations · Full text

Neurobiological Mechanism, Neurophysiology, Neuroanatomy +8

Promoting social behavior with oxytocin in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

Elissar Andari, Jean‐René Duhamel, Tiziana Zalla et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 919 citations · Full text

Affective Neuroscience, Education, Social Sciences +18