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Giving peace a chance: oxytocin increases empathy to pain in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Shamay-Tsoory SG, Abu-Akel A, Palgi S, Sulieman R, Fischer-Shofty M, Levkovitz Y, Decety J

Psychoneuroendocrinology22 Sept 2013Cited by 80 (Europe PMC)

PMID24099859 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.09.015 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-24099859
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Results from this study2

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  1. 01HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In Israeli Jewish participants, oxytocin versus placebo increased empathy to the pain of Palestinians.

    In plain wordsIn Israeli Jewish participants, oxytocin raised empathy for the pain of Palestinians compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseEmpathy to the pain of Palestinians (adversary out-group)
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Oxytocin remarkably increased empathy to the pain of Palestinians
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In a double-blind placebo-controlled within-subject crossover design, Israeli Jewish participants were asked to report their empathy to the pain of in-group (Jewish), neutral out-group (European), and adversary out-group (Palestinian) members.
  2. 02HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In Israeli Jewish participants, oxytocin attenuated the in-group empathy bias that was observed under placebo.

    In plain wordsIn Israeli Jewish participants, oxytocin reduced the bias toward feeling more empathy for their own group that was seen with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreaseIn-group empathy bias
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Oxytocin remarkably increased empathy to the pain of Palestinians, attenuating the effect of in-group empathy bias observed under the placebo condition.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In a double-blind placebo-controlled within-subject crossover design, Israeli Jewish participants were asked to report their empathy to the pain of in-group (Jewish), neutral out-group (European), and adversary out-group (Palestinian) members.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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