Oxytocin Influences Processing of Socially Relevant Cues in the Ventral Tegmental Area of the Human Brain
Biological Psychiatry
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“Our data provide evidence that the VTA is the human brain site where oxytocin attaches salience to socially relevant cues. This mechanism might play an important role in triggering motivation to react at the prospect of social reward or punishment.”
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“Our data provide evidence that the VTA is the human brain site where oxytocin attaches salience to socially relevant cues. This mechanism might play an important role in triggering motivation to react at the prospect of social reward or punishment.”
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