Intranasal oxytocin and vasopressin modulate human social brain function — amygdala, insula, prefrontal cortex — as shown by fMRI, with implications for treating autism, social anxiety, and other social cognition disorders.
Key findingIntranasal oxytocin and vasopressin modulate human social brain circuits (amygdala fear, insula empathy, prefrontal evaluation) as demonstrated by fMR
What the researchers found
Intranasal oxytocin and vasopressin modulate human social brain circuits (amygdala fear, insula empathy, prefrontal evaluation) as demonstrated by fMRI — neuropeptide modulation of social cognition with therapeutic implications for autism and social anxiety.
Why it matters
Relevant for oxytocin, neuropeptides, anxiety-mood.
How the study worked
review study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
moderate evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2008.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
- Clinical translation to evaluate.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Impact of prosocial neuropeptides on human brain function.
Progress in brain research, 170, 463-70
Citation
Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas. (2008). Impact of prosocial neuropeptides on human brain function.. Progress in brain research, 170, 463-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0079-6123(08)00436-6