It is important to note that the effects of oxytocin may extend beyond reducing SAD symptoms, as human data has shown that oxytocin administration can alleviate anxiety and fear in non-social settings as well (Mitchell et al., 2015; Koch et al., 2016; Janecek and Dabrowska, 2019; Horta et al., 2020; Yoon and Kim, 2020). The gene discussed is OXT; the disease is Anxiety.