Alessandra Bertoni

Inhibition of oxytocin neurons during key periods of development has long-term behavioural and body composition effects.

This study inhibits oxytocin neurons during different developmental stages in mice, revealing long-term behavioral and metabolic effects depending on timing and sex.

Oxytocin administration in neonates shapes the hippocampal circuitry and restores social behavior in a mouse model of autism.

This study shows that oxytocin administration in neonatal Magel2-deficient mice restores hippocampal circuitry and social memory, suggesting therapeutic potential for autism.