Oxytocin increases the likeability of physically formidable men

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 797-800

  Chen, Frances S ^a,b   Mayer, Jennifer ^a   Mussweiler, Thomas ^c   Heinrichs, Markus ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body morphology; Neuropeptides; Oxytocin; Social evaluation; Social perception

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930843949     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu116     Document Type: Article

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