The Effect of Oxytocin on Face Perception

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether oxytocin affect face perception

Timeline

Start

2013-11

Primary completion

2016-12

Completion

2017-12

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “We are currently engaged in other behavioral study.”

Publications

• Background Avidan G, Behrmann M. Functional MRI reveals compromised neural integrity of the face processing network in congenital prosopagnosia. Curr Biol. 2009 Jul 14;19(13):1146-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.060. Epub 2009 May 28.
• Background Avidan G, Behrmann M. Implicit familiarity processing in congenital prosopagnosia. J Neuropsychol. 2008 Mar;2(1):141-64. doi: 10.1348/174866407x260180.
• Background Avidan G, Hasson U, Malach R, Behrmann M. Detailed exploration of face-related processing in congenital prosopagnosia: 2. Functional neuroimaging findings. J Cogn Neurosci. 2005 Jul;17(7):1150-67. doi: 10.1162/0898929054475145.
• Background Behrmann M, Avidan G, Marotta JJ, Kimchi R. Detailed exploration of face-related processing in congenital prosopagnosia: 1. Behavioral findings. J Cogn Neurosci. 2005 Jul;17(7):1130-49. doi: 10.1162/0898929054475154.
• Background Hasson U, Avidan G, Deouell LY, Bentin S, Malach R. Face-selective activation in a congenital prosopagnosic subject. J Cogn Neurosci. 2003 Apr 1;15(3):419-31. doi: 10.1162/089892903321593135.
• Background MacDonald E, Dadds MR, Brennan JL, Williams K, Levy F, Cauchi AJ. A review of safety, side-effects and subjective reactions to intranasal oxytocin in human research. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2011 Sep;36(8):1114-26. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.02.015. Epub 2011 Mar 23.
• Background Avidan G, Tanzer M, Hadj-Bouziane F, Liu N, Ungerleider LG, Behrmann M. Selective dissociation between core and extended regions of the face processing network in congenital prosopagnosia. Cereb Cortex. 2014 Jun;24(6):1565-78. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bht007. Epub 2013 Jan 31.

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