Annu Rev Psychol September 2014 PMID 24050183

Oxytocin pathways and the evolution of human behavior.

C Sue Carter

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The text explores how oxytocin pathways, involving the neuropeptide oxytocin, vasopressin, and their receptors, played a critical role in human evolution by supporting social behaviors and brain development.
Oxytocin's unique functions, like promoting childbirth, lactation, maternal behaviors, and brain growth, were essential for human brain expansion (encephalization) and social bonding, which in turn supported nurturing and intellectual growth.
Overall, oxytocin enhances social sensitivity, emotional safety, and physical health through its regulation of the autonomic nervous system and its anti-inflammatory effects, helping to explain the close link between social behaviors and well-being.

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Oxytocin pathways and the evolution of human behavior.

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