An evolutionary perspective on the behavioral consequences of exogenous oxytocin application.
Oxytocin (OT) is released in response to social signals, particularly positive ones like eye contact, social touch, sexual behavior, and affiliative vocalizations. Conversely, exogenous delivery of OT has diverse behavioral effects, sometimes promoting affiliative and prosocial behaviors, but someti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00225/full |