Oxytocin improves specific recognition of positive facial expressions

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-232

  Marsh, Abigail A ^a,b   Yu, Henry H ^b   Pine, Daniel S ^b   Blair, R J R ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity; Emotion facial; Neuropeptide; Oxytoci

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG RESPONSE; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77953288752     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1780-4     Document Type: Article

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