Vasopressin Differentially Affects Handgrip Force of Expectant Fathers in Reaction to Own and Unknown Infant Faces

Vasopressin Differentially Affects Handgrip Force of Expectant Fathers in Reaction to Own and Unknown Infant Faces

The underlying mechanisms of paternal responses to infant signals are poorly understood. Vasopressin has previously been proposed to affect these responses. Using a double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subject design (N = 25 expectant fathers), we examined the effect of vasopressin administratio...

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Main Authors: Kim Alyousefi-van Dijk, Anna E. van ‘t Veer, Willemijn M. Meijer, Anna M. Lotz, Jolien Rijlaarsdam, Jurriaan Witteman, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
paternal care
vasopressin
handgrip paradigm
infant crying
facial resemblance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00105/full

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