Oxytocin has garnered considerable interest for its role in social behavior, as well as for the
potential of intranasal administration to treat social difficulties. However, current theoretical …

There is growing interest in the role of the oxytocin system in social cognition and behavior.
Peripheral oxytocin concentrations are regularly used to approximate central concentrations …

Recognition of other's emotions influences the way social animals interact and adapt to the
environment. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been implicated in different aspects of …

Meta-analysis is a popular approach in the psychological sciences for synthesizing data
across studies. However, the credibility of meta-analysis outcomes depends on the …

Although small-scale studies have described the effects of oxytocin on social deficits in
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), no large-scale study has been conducted. In this …

Humans are an unusually prosocial species, who engage in social behaviors that include
altruism—whereby an individual engages in costly or risky acts to improve the welfare of …

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

Abstract The “New Statistics” emphasizes effect sizes, confidence intervals, meta-analysis,
and the use of Open Science practices. We present three specific ways in which a New …

The estimation approach to inference emphasizes reporting effect sizes with expressions of
uncertainty (interval estimates). In this perspective we explain the estimation approach and …

Background Oxytocin (OXT) modulates several aspects of social behavior. Intranasal OXT is
a leading candidate for treating social deficits in patients with autism spectrum disorder, and …