“…OT contributes to a range of neurologic functions, including modulation of infant social behaviors (Weisman, Zagoory-Sharon, & Feldman, 2012), affiliation (Feldman, 2012), and bonding (Nagasawa, Okabe, Mogi, & Kikusui, 2012). OT also has significant vascular effects, including reducing blood pressure (Gutkowska, Jankowski, & Antunes-Rodrigues, 2014), inflammation (Yuan et al, 2016), and metabolic rates (Chaves, Tilelli, Brito, & Brito, 2013). In animal models, these protective vascular effects promote healing after brain insults such as infarction (Karelina et al, 2011) or hypoxia (Ceanga, Spataru, & Zagrean, 2010), insults that are common in the extremely preterm population.…”