• Oxytocin Administration, Neural Sensitivity, and Autism

Oxytocin Administration, Neural Sensitivity, and Autism

Duration: 14 mins Publication Date: 25 Sep 2024 Next Review Date: 25 Sep 2026 DOI: 10.13056/acamh.24918

Description

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Matthijs Moerkerke discusses his JCPP paper ‘Can repeated intranasal oxytocin administration affect reduced neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in autism? A randomized controlled trial’. Matthijs is the first author of the paper.

Learning Objectives

1. Why oxytocin is of interest in the investigation of autism.
2. The differential effect of acute versus repeated oxytocin administration.
3. The pros and cons of repeated oxytocin administration dampening neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in children with autism.
4. Implications of the findings for mental health professionals and policymakers.

Related Content Links

JCPP

Paper Link

https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13850

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