Fathers today: design of a randomized controlled trial examining the role of oxytocin and vasopressin in behavioral and neural responses to infant signals

Abstract Background Previous research has mostly focused on the hormonal, behavioral and neural correlates of maternal caregiving. We present a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled within-subject design to examine the effects of intranasal administration of oxytocin and vasopressin on parent...

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Main Authors: Annemieke M. Witte, Marleen H. M. de Moor, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-019-0356-2