Oxytocin increases amygdala reactivity to threatening scenes in females
Summary - The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) is well known for its profound effects on social behavior, which appear to be mediated by an OT-dependent modulation of amygdala activity in the context of social stimuli. In humans, OT decreases amygdala reactivity to threatening faces in males, but enhances...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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22 February 2012
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| In: |
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Year: 2012, Volume: 37, Issue: 9, Pages: 1431-1438 |
| ISSN: | 1873-3360 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.01.011 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.01.011 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453012000339 |
| Author Notes: | Alexander Lischke, Matthias Gamer, Christoph Berger, Annette Grossmann, Karlheinz Hauenstein, Markus Heinrichs, Sabine C. Herpertz, Gregor Domes |
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