Department of Psychiatry, Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
Department of Psychiatry, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder Management in Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China; Brain Research Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Handb Clin Neurol. 2021;180:65-88. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820107-7.00005-7.
The neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (VP) are known to mediate social cognition and behaviors in a sex-dependent manner. This chapter reviews the sex-dependent influence of OT and VP on social behaviors, focusing on (1) partner preference and sexual orientation, (2) memory modulation, (3) emotion regulation, and (4) trust-related behaviors. Most studies suggest that OT promotes familiar (opposite-sex) partner preference, strengthens memory, relieves anxiety, and increases trust. However, VP-regulated social cognition has been studied less than OT. VP facilitates familiar (opposite-sex) partner preference, enhances memory, induces anxiety, and influences happiness/anger perception. Detailed sex differences of these effects are reviewed. There is a male preponderance in the use of animal models and many study results are too complex to draw firm conclusions. Clarifying the complex interplay between the OT/VP system and sex hormones in the regulation of social behaviors is needed.
神经肽催产素(OT)和血管升压素(VP)已知以性别依赖的方式介导社会认知和行为。本章综述了 OT 和 VP 对社会行为的性别依赖性影响,重点关注(1)伴侣偏好和性取向,(2)记忆调节,(3)情绪调节,以及(4)信任相关行为。大多数研究表明,OT 促进熟悉(异性)伴侣偏好,增强记忆,缓解焦虑,增加信任。然而,VP 调节的社会认知研究比 OT 少。VP 促进熟悉(异性)伴侣偏好,增强记忆,引起焦虑,并影响幸福感/愤怒感知。综述了这些影响的详细性别差异。在动物模型的使用中存在男性优势,并且许多研究结果过于复杂,无法得出明确的结论。需要阐明 OT/VP 系统与性激素在调节社会行为中的复杂相互作用。