title: Neuroscience. Can oxytocin treat autism?
authors.affiliation: Silvio O. Conte Center for Oxytocin and Social Cognition, Department of Psychiatry, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. lyoun03@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: Silvio O. Conte Center for Oxytocin and Social Cognition, Department of Psychiatry, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects; D004645:Empathy / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / Q000819:agonists*; D012919:Social Behavior; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4; D010121:Oxytocin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid