Oxytocin Improves “Mind-Reading” in Humans
Biological PsychiatryPublished 30 November 2006
Gregor Domes, Markus Heinrichs, Michel André, Christoph Berger, Sabine C. Herpertz
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Oxytocin improves the ability to infer the mental state of others from social cues of the eye region, and might play a role in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder, which is characterized by severe social impairment.
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Our data suggest that oxytocin improves the ability to infer the mental state of others from social cues of the eye region. Oxytocin might play a role in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder, which is characterized by severe social impairment.
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