Topic: neuropeptide

Oxytocin (OXT), a 9-amino acid neuropeptide, plays a critical role in mammal’s social interaction and cognition. Previously, human and animal studies have revealed that intranasal OXT administration may enhance social preferences. However, it is unclear whether age may affect such social preferences by using airborne OXT. Here, we established an OXT preference test in a 40*41 cm rectangle arena (chamber), wherein two plastic tubes harboring OXT-impregnated cotton-tip were in two arena side-sharing corners, and two plastic tubes harboring vehicle-impregnated cotton-tip were in the other. OXT zo