Endogenous Oxytocin Release Eliminates In-Group Bias in Monetary Transfers With Perspective-Taking

Oxytocin (OT) has been shown to facilitate trust, empathy and other prosocial behaviors. At the same time, there is evidence that exogenous OT infusion may not result in prosocial behaviors in all contexts, increasing in-group biases in a number of studies. The current investigation seeks to resolve...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth T. Terris, Laura E. Beavin, Jorge A. Barraza, Jeff Schloss, Paul J. Zak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00035/full