Across 17 ERP studies in humans, intranasal oxytocin increased attention irrespective of stimulus characteristics in the perception stage.
In plain wordsA review of 17 human brain-wave studies found that nasal oxytocin raised attention in the early perception stage, whatever the stimulus.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- IncreaseAttention in the perception stage (ERP)
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Cognition and memory · Nervous system and cognition
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intranasalAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
While OT increases attention irrespective of stimuli characteristics in the perception stage
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
To be included, studies had to: (i) employ intranasal administration of OT, as the chemical modulator; (ii) measure ERPs; (iii) be peer-reviewed journal articles; (iv) be written in English; and (v) examine human participants.
The search criteria yielded 17 empirical studies.