Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin and Vasopressin on Social Behavior and Decision Making

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of a one-time intranasal administration of the oxytocin, vasopressin, or placebo on prosocial decision making such as cooperation and competition in a healthy population of student controls.

Timeline

Start

2015-10

Primary completion

2017-07

Completion

2017-10

Publications

• Background Meyer-Lindenberg A, Domes G, Kirsch P, Heinrichs M. Oxytocin and vasopressin in the human brain: social neuropeptides for translational medicine. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2011 Aug 19;12(9):524-38. doi: 10.1038/nrn3044.
• Background Kosfeld M, Heinrichs M, Zak PJ, Fischbacher U, Fehr E. Oxytocin increases trust in humans. Nature. 2005 Jun 2;435(7042):673-6. doi: 10.1038/nature03701.
• Background Veening JG, Olivier B. Intranasal administration of oxytocin: behavioral and clinical effects, a review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Sep;37(8):1445-65. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.04.012. Epub 2013 May 4.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.