Statistical and Methodological Considerations for the Interpretation of Intranasal Oxytocin Studies.

ABSTRACT: Over the last decade, oxytocin (OT) has received focus in numerous studies associating intranasal administration of this peptide with various aspects of human social behavior. These studies in humans are inspired by animal research, especially in rodents, showing that central manipulations of the OT system affect behavioral phenotypes related to social cognition, including parental behavior, social bonding, and individual recognition. Taken together, these studies in humans appear to provide compelling, but sometimes bewildering, evidence for the role of OT in influencing a vast array of complex social cognitive processes in humans. In this article, we investigate to what extent the human intranasal OT literature lends support to the hypothesis that intranasal OT consistently influences a

SUBMITTER: Walum H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4690817 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature