The chemistry of child neglect: Do oxytocin and vasopressin mediate the effects of early experience?

Carter, C. Sue

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Title

The chemistry of child neglect: Do oxytocin and vasopressin mediate the effects of early experience?

Author(s)

Carter, C. Sue

Issue Date

2005-12-20

Keyword(s)

• Nervous system
• Endocrine system
• Behavioral biology
• Animal behavior
• Human behavior
• Biochemistry

Abstract

Research described in a recent issue of PNAS by Wismer Fries, Ziegler, Kurian, Jacoris, and Pollak (1) reveals significant group differences in two brain-derived neuropeptides, oxytocin and vasopressin, between family- versus orphanage-reared children. These intriguing results may stimulate a new chapter in the ongoing scientific dialogue concerning the neurobiological effects of early experience.

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The National Academy of Sciences

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en

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