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Oxytocin can impair memory for social and non-social visual objects: a within-subject investigation of oxytocin's effects on human memory.

Herzmann G, Young B, Bird CW, Curran T

Brain research3 Mar 2012Cited by 35 (Europe PMC)

PMID22424787 (opens in a new tab)PMCIDPMC3334403 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.brainres.2012.02.049 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-22424787
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Results from this study4

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  1. 01HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy men, oxytocin reduced recollection of previously studied faces in the first study-test session compared with placebo.

    In plain wordsIn healthy men, oxytocin reduced memory for previously seen faces in the first session compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreaseRecollection of previously studied faces (first session)
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo (saline)
    Outcome group
    Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    24 IUAs given in this study (human).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In the first study-test session, participants administered with oxytocin showed reduced recollection of previously studied faces and houses.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    We administered oxytocin (24IU) and placebo (saline) in two separate sessions and in randomized order to healthy men.
  2. 02HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy men, oxytocin reduced recollection of previously studied houses in the first study-test session compared with placebo.

    In plain wordsIn healthy men, oxytocin reduced memory for previously seen houses in the first session compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreaseRecollection of previously studied houses (first session)
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo (saline)
    Outcome group
    Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    24 IUAs given in this study (human).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In the first study-test session, participants administered with oxytocin showed reduced recollection of previously studied faces and houses.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    We administered oxytocin (24IU) and placebo (saline) in two separate sessions and in randomized order to healthy men.
  3. 03HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy men, oxytocin given in the first session reduced proactive interference in the second session by impeding memory in the first.

    In plain wordsIn healthy men, oxytocin given first reduced the memory carry-over effect in the second session, by weakening memory in the first.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreaseProactive interference in the second session
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo (saline)
    Outcome group
    Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    24 IUAs given in this study (human).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    By impeding memory in the first session, it reduced proactive interference in the second.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    We administered oxytocin (24IU) and placebo (saline) in two separate sessions and in randomized order to healthy men.
  4. 04HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy men, oxytocin given in the second session added to the memory-reducing effect of proactive interference.

    In plain wordsIn healthy men, oxytocin given in the second session lowered memory further, on top of the carry-over effect.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreaseMemory when oxytocin was given in the second session
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo (saline)
    Outcome group
    Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    24 IUAs given in this study (human).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    But oxytocin contributed additionally to the memory-reducing effect of proactive interference when administered in the second session.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    We administered oxytocin (24IU) and placebo (saline) in two separate sessions and in randomized order to healthy men.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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