Selective influences of oxytocin on the evaluative processing of social stimuli

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1313-1319

  Norman, Greg J ^a   Cacioppo, John T ^a   Morris, John S ^a   Karelina, Kate ^a   Malarkey, William B ^a,b   Devries, A Courtney ^a   Berntson, Gary G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; evaluation; neuropeptide; oxytocin; social; threat

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955201583     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881110367452     Document Type: Article

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