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| Title |
Early Social Environment Affects the Endogenous Oxytocin System: A Review and Future Directions
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| Published in |
Frontiers in endocrinology, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fendo.2015.00032 |
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| Authors |
Emily Alves, Andrea Fielder, Nerelle Ghabriel, Michael Sawyer, Femke T. A. Buisman-Pijlman |
| Abstract |
Endogenous oxytocin plays an important role in a wide range of human functions including birth, milk ejection during lactation, and facilitation of social interaction. There is increasing evidence that both variations in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) and concentrations of oxytocin are associated with differences in these functions. The causes for the differences that have been observed in tonic and stimulated oxytocin release remain unclear. Previous reviews have suggested that across the life course, these differences may be due to individual factors, e.g., genetic variation (of the OXTR), age or sex, or be the result of early environmental influences, such as social experiences, stress, or trauma partly by inducing epigenetic changes. This review has three aims. First, we briefly discuss the endogenous oxytocin system, including physiology, development, individual differences, and function. Second, current models describing the relationship between the early life environment and the development of the oxytocin system in humans and animals are discussed. Finally, we describe research designs that can be used to investigate the effects of the early environment on the oxytocin system, identifying specific areas of research that need further attention. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| Italy | 1 | 9% |
| Japan | 1 | 9% |
| France | 1 | 9% |
| Norway | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 73% |
| Scientists | 3 | 27% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 143 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 140 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 28 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 29 | 20% |
| Unknown | 23 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 39 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 13% |
| Neuroscience | 16 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 13% |
| Unknown | 25 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 36. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 February 2021.
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