Oxytocin facilitates social approach behavior in women
In challenging environments including both numerous threats and scarce resources, the survival of an organism depends on its ability to quickly escape from dangers and to seize opportunities to gain rewards. The phylogenetically ancient neurohormonal oxytocin (OXT) system has been shown to influence...
Main Authors: | Katrin ePreckel, Dirk eScheele, Keith Maurice Kendrick, Wolfgang eMaier, Rene eHurlemann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00191/full |
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