Hormone Oxytocin Improves Social Cognition but Only in Less Socially Proficient Individuals, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Columbia University Study

ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2010) — Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that the naturally-occurring hormone oxytocin selectively improves social cognitive abilities for less socially proficient individuals, but has little effect on those who are more socially proficient. The study was published September 21 in Psychological Science

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