In low hypnotizable male subjects, intranasal oxytocin increased hypnotic responding compared with responding before oxytocin administration.
In plain wordsIn low hypnotizable men, nasal oxytocin raised hypnotic responding compared with levels before the dose.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- IncreaseHypnotic responding
- Study
n = 40
- Comparator
- Hypnotic responding before oxytocin administration
- Outcome group
- Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intranasalAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
When low hypnotizable individuals were administered oxytocin via nasal spray, their level of hypnotic responding increased significantly compared to hypnotic responding levels prior to oxytocin administration.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
This study tested the proposal that oxytocin administration, which enhances social bonding in humans, may enhance hypnotic responding by administering intranasal spray of oxytocin or placebo prior to hypnosis in 40 low hypnotizable male subjects.