Oxytocin enhances processing of positive versus negative emotional information in healthy male volunteers

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-248

  Di Simplicio, M ^a,b   Massey Chase, R ^b   Cowen, P J ^b   Harmer, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Emotional processing; Facial expressions; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349091270     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881108095705     Document Type: Article

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