Neural Correlates of Empathogenic and Affiliative Actions of Oxytocin

Summary

Mounting evidence indicates that the intranasal administration of the neuropeptide oxytocin has prosocial effects. However, the neural substrates of these effects are still unclear. The investigators hypothesized that a single dose administration of oxytocin should increase empathogenic and affiliative responses and that these effects are mediated by an increased insula activity.

Timeline

Start

2012-08

Primary completion

2013-08

Completion

2013-08

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.