Feng Zhou

This study investigates how oxytocin modulates intrinsic functional dynamics between attention-related large-scale brain networks in humans.

This study shows oxytocin increases empathy and self-embarrassment ratings while reducing amygdala and insula activity and physiological arousal in response to embarrassment.

This study uses resting state fMRI to examine a shift in striatal connectivity patterns in cannabis-dependent individuals compared to controls, finding increased ventral striatum connectivity with reward regions and reduced connectivity with regulatory regions.

This study shows that oxytocin increases social reward in women but not men during sharing with friends, linked to reduced amygdala and insula activity and functional connectivity in women with higher attachment anxiety.

This study shows oxytocin enhances emotional empathy across cultures and sexes, reduces amygdala activity, and modulates amygdala connectivity with the insula, particularly in individuals with trait autism.