Endogenous peripheral oxytocin measures can give insight into the dynamics of social relationships: A review

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Crockford, Catherine ^a   Deschner, Tobias ^a   Ziegler, Toni E ^b   Wittig, Roman M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Endogenous peripheral oxytocin; Multi hormone sampling; Non invasive sampling; Social bonds; Social interaction dynamics

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PLACEBO;

ANXIETY DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FAMILY CONFLICT; FRIENDSHIP; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84896979775     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00068     Document Type: Review

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