Nature Communications (Mar 2020)
Effects of route of administration on oxytocin-induced changes in regional cerebral blood flow in humans
- D. A. Martins,
- N. Mazibuko,
- F. Zelaya,
- S. Vasilakopoulou,
- J. Loveridge,
- A. Oates,
- S. Maltezos,
- M. Mehta,
- S. Wastling,
- M. Howard,
- G. McAlonan,
- D. Murphy,
- S. C. R. Williams,
- A. Fotopoulou,
- U. Schuschnig,
- Y. Paloyelis
Affiliations
- D. A. Martins
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- N. Mazibuko
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- F. Zelaya
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- S. Vasilakopoulou
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- J. Loveridge
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- A. Oates
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- S. Maltezos
- Adult Autism and ADHD Service, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- M. Mehta
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- S. Wastling
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- M. Howard
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- G. McAlonan
- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science (SM), Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- D. Murphy
- Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science (SM), Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- S. C. R. Williams
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- A. Fotopoulou
- Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London
- U. Schuschnig
- PARI GmbH
- Y. Paloyelis
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14845-5
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 16
Abstract
Intranasal oxytocin can affect brain function either by direct entry to the brain or by increasing oxytocin levels in blood plasma. Here, the authors show that increases in plasmatic oxytocin account for some but not all of the changes observed following intranasal oxytocin administration.
