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Intranasal oxytocin increases heart-rate variability in men at clinical high risk for psychosis: a proof-of-concept study

Martins D, Davies C, De Micheli A, Oliver D, Krawczun-Rygmaczewska A, Fusar-Poli P, Paloyelis Y. · Translational Psychiatry · 2020

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“Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction (i.e., increased sympathetic and/or decreased parasympathetic activity) has been proposed to contribute to psychosis vulnerability.”

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32655132/ · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-00890-7 · https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-020-00890-7

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Intranasal oxytocin increases heart-rate variability in men at clinical high risk for psychosis: a proof-of-concept study
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“Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction (i.e., increased sympathetic and/or decreased parasympathetic activity) has been proposed to contribute to psychosis vulnerability.”

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