The role of oxytocin in delay of gratification and flexibility in non-social decision making

Oxytocin is well-known for its impact on social cognition. This specificity for the social domain, however, has been challenged by findings suggesting a domain-general allostatic function for oxytocin by promoting future-oriented and flexible behavior. In this pre-registered study, we tested the hyp...

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Main Authors: Georgia Eleni Kapetaniou, Matthias A Reinhard, Patricia Christian, Andrea Jobst, Philippe N Tobler, Frank Padberg, Alexander Soutschek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/61844