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- Title
Oxytocin increases heart rate variability in humans at rest: implications for social approach-related motivation and capacity for social engagement.
- Authors
Kemp, Andrew H; Quintana, Daniel S; Kuhnert, Rebecca-Lee; Griffiths, Kristi; Hickie, Ian B; Guastella, Adam J
- Abstract
Oxytocin (OT) plays a key regulatory role in human social behaviour. While prior studies have examined the effects of OT on observable social behaviours, studies have seldom examined the effects of OT on psychophysiological markers such as heart rate variability (HRV), which provides an index of individual's motivation for social behaviour. Furthermore, no studies have examined the impact of OT on HRV under resting conditions, which provides an index of maximal capacity for social engagement.
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 8, pe44014
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0044014