Exogenous oxytocin increases gaze to humans in male cats

• Published in: Scientific Reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 8953 - 9
• Main Authors: Hattori, Madoka, Kinoshita, Kodzue, Saito, Atsuko, Yamamoto, Shinya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer Science and Business Media LLC 18.04.2024; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/601; 631/601/1737; 631/601/18; Cats; Conspecifics; Domestic animals; Hormones; Humanities and Social Sciences; Medicine; multidisciplinary; Oxytocin; Q; R; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Social behavior; Vocalization behavior

Although oxytocin (OT) plays a role in bonding between heterospecifics and conspecifics, the effects of OT on the formation of such interspecific social behavior have only been investigated between humans and dogs ( Canis familiaris ). In this study, for comparative evaluation of the effects of OT b...