Oxytocin facilitates social approach behavior in women

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...

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Main Authors: Katrin ePreckel, Dirk eScheele, Keith Maurice Kendrick, Wolfgang eMaier, Rene eHurlemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Oxytocin
female
approach
avoidance
Social Distance
sexual dimorphic
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00191/full

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