Deciphering the neural mechanisms of oxytocin’s prosocial and antipsychotic-like effects

Both clinical and preclinical research has indicated administration of the endogenous neuropeptide oxytocin (OXY) may help restore normal social functioning in patients with social deficits, such as those seen in schizophrenia. In addition, ‘antipsychotic-like’ effects of OXY have also been reported...

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Main Author: Abrahams, Abigail Bethany
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/66988/