Oxytocin-motivated ally selection is moderated by fetal testosterone exposure and empathic concern

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 JAN, 2013, Pages

  Kret, Mariska E ^a   De Dreu, Carsten K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Empathy; Oxytocin; Social decisions; Testosterone; Threat

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMPATHY; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84879259654     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00001     Document Type: Article

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