Oxytocin selectively increases perceptions of harm for victims but not the desire to punish offenders of criminal offenses

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 494-498

  Krueger, Frank ^a   Parasuraman, Raja ^a   Moody, Lara ^a   Twieg, Peter ^a   de Visser, Ewart ^a   McCabe, Kevin ^a   O'Hara, Martin ^b   Lee, Mary R ^c  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Empathy; Neurolaw; Oxytocin; Psychopathy; Third party decision making

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME VICTIM; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; EMPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OFFENDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; NEUROLAW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; THIRD-PARTY DECISION-MAKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINALS; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMPATHY; NEUROLAW; OXYTOCIN; PSYCHOPATHY; THIRD-PARTY DECISION-MAKING;

EID: 84879545380     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss026     Document Type: Article

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