Early Life Adversity and Adult Social Behavior: Focus on Arginine Vasopressin and Oxytocin as Potential Mediators

Early Life Adversity and Adult Social Behavior: Focus on Arginine Vasopressin and Oxytocin as Potential Mediators

Exposure to stress during the early postnatal period (i.e., early life stress, ES) can impact brain physiology and modify individual variability in adult social behavior. Arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OXT) are two centrally released neuropeptides that are involved in shaping essential soc...

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Main Authors: Nine F. Kompier, Christian Keysers, Valeria Gazzola, Paul J. Lucassen, Harmen J. Krugers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
early life stress
oxytocin
vasopressin
social behavior
aggression
social recognition
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00143/full

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