Many studies have highlighted the potential of oxytocin (OT) to enhance facial affect
recognition in healthy humans. However, inconsistencies have emerged with regard to the …

Previous studies have shown that oxytocin improves the encoding and recognition of facial
expressions, which has been proposed to be mediated by an increased exploration of the …

Background Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that is associated with increased trust. Perceptions
of trustworthiness are associated with detection of positive facial affect, which suggests that …

The oxytocinergic system has recently been placed amongst the most promising targets for
various psychiatric treatments due to its role in prosocial behavior and anxiety reduction …

Accurate interpretation and appropriate expression of emotions are key aspects of social-
cognition. Several mental disorders are characterised by transdiagnostic difficulties in these …

A number of previous studies has shown that oxytocin (OT) promotes facial emotion
recognition and enhances eye gaze to facial stimuli in humans. Other studies report valence …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has been shown to improve many aspects of social cognitive
functioning, including facial emotion recognition, and to promote social approach behaviour …

Background Chronic depression is characterized by a high degree of early life trauma,
psychosocial impairment, and deficits in social cognition. Undisturbed recognition and …

Intranasal oxytocin exerts wide-ranging effects on socioemotional behavior and is proposed
as a potential therapeutic intervention in psychiatric disorders. However, following intranasal …

Sensing others' emotions through subtle facial expressions is a highly important social skill.
We investigated the effects of intranasal oxytocin treatment on the evaluation of explicit and …