The impact of a single administration of intranasal oxytocin on the recognition of basic emotions in humans: A meta-analysis

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1929-1936

  Shahrestani, Sara ^a   Kemp, Andrew H ^a   Guastella, Adam J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

emotion; expression; face; oxytocin; peptide; perception

Indexed keywords

NOSE SPRAY; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ACCURACY; ANGER; ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; EMBASE; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECOGNITION; RESPONSE TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; NEUROPEPTIDES; OXYTOCIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882346968     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.86     Document Type: Article

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