Morphofunctional Alterations of the Hypothalamus and Social Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorders

An accumulating body of evidence indicates a tight relationship between the endocrine system and abnormal social behavior. Two evolutionarily conserved hypothalamic peptides, oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin, because of their extensively documented function in supporting and regulating affiliative...

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Main Authors: Andrea Caria, Luciana Ciringione, Simona de Falco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/7/435