Oxytocin, vasopressin, and primate behavior: Diversity and insight.

Am J Primatol

California National Primate Research Center, Department of Psychology, University of California-Davis, Davis, California.

Published: October 2018

It has become increasingly clear that the nonapeptide hormones oxytocin and vasopressin have more diverse behavioral and physiological effects across species and across individuals than was initially recognized. To reflect this variation, we would like to introduce our Special Issue, entitled Oxytocin and Vasopressin in Primate Behavior, by celebrating the diversity that is found across the articles within it. While every article directly addresses the topic of this Special Issue, they also vary in many characteristics: the species studied, the methods used, and the perspectives taken. By highlighting the interesting ways in which these articles differ from one another, we can gain unique insights into the subject that ties them together: our understanding of oxytocin and vasopressin and the behavior of primates. Nonhuman primates are critical intermediates between rodents and humans and are the best models for human biology and behavior, especially with respect to complex cognitive social constructs, such as visual social attention, face processing, and vocal communication. While rodent studies have laid an important and foundational framework for our understanding of nonapeptides, brains, and behavior, these studies cannot fully recapitulate human phenomena. Therefore, we hope the articles presented here contribute to a greater understanding on the role of oxytocin and vasopressin in primate physiology and behavior and help to further advance the application of this knowledge to human biology.

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