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Study · Randomized controlled trial · n = 39 · 2021

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Oxytocin, PTSD, and sexual abuse are associated with attention network intrinsic functional connectivity.

Crum KI, Flanagan JC, Vaughan B, Aloi J, Moran-Santa Maria MM, Back SE, Brady KT, Joseph JE

Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging2 Aug 2021Cited by 9 (Europe PMC)

Summary

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Results from this study1

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  1. 01HumanRandomized controlled trialMechanism

    In adults with maltreatment histories, with and without PTSD, oxytocin was associated with greater ventral-dorsal attention network connectivity strength than placebo.

    In plain wordsIn adults with maltreatment histories, oxytocin was linked to stronger connectivity between two attention brain networks than placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseVAN-DAN resting-state functional connectivity strength
    Study

    n = 39

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Brain and neuronal activity · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Oxytocin was associated with greater VAN-DAN connectivity strength.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Resting-state functional connectivity data were collected from 39 adults with maltreatment histories, with and without PTSD, who were randomly assigned to receive oxytocin or placebo.

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Version history

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:48 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

Subjects

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