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The Neurobiology of Social Bonds
Author(s) -
Kendrick Keith M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of neuroendocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1365-2826
pISSN - 0953-8194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2004.01262.x
Subject(s) - oxytocin , neuropeptide , offspring , dopamine , pair bond , vasopressin , mating , endocrinology , receptor , medicine , psychology , oxytocin receptor , neuroscience , biology , pregnancy , zoology , genetics
Summary When released in the brain through giving birth or mating, the neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin are involved in promoting parent–offspring and monogamous bonds in animals such as sheep and voles. Bonds are only formed in species where receptors for these neuropeptides are highly expressed in dopamine‐producing reward centres. In humans, dysfunctions in these same systems can be associated with autism and, when we see people we love, these systems become activated