A Direct Examination of the Effect of Intranasal Administration of Oxytocin on Approach-Avoidance Motor Responses to Emotional Stimuli

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Theodoridou, Angeliki ^a   Penton Voak, Ian S ^a   Rowe, Angela C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL COGNITION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYTOCIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874555104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058113     Document Type: Article

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