The Effects of Acute Arginine Vasopressin Administration on Social Cognition in Healthy Males
Joint Authors
Kenyon, Amanda R.
Alvares, Gail A.
Hickie, Ian B.
Guastella, Adam J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The structurally similar neuropeptides and hormones oxytocin (OT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) play significant and complex roles in modulating a range of social behaviours, including social recognition and bond formation.
Although OT has well-known roles in facilitating prosocial behaviors and enhancing emotion recognition, AVP has received increasing interest for diverging effects on social cognition behaviour most notably in males.
The current study aimed to determine whether AVP also modulates the ability to understand emotion.
Using a randomised double blind procedure, 45 healthy young males received either an AVP or placebo nasal spray and completed the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET).
In contrast to previous findings, there were no significant differences observed in performance on the RMET between AVP and placebo groups, even after examining items separated by task difficulty, emotional valence, and gender.
This study provides diverging evidence from previous findings and adds to the growing body of research exploring the influence of neuropeptide hormones in social behaviour.
It demonstrates that in this sample of participants, AVP does not enhance the ability to understand higher order emotion from others.
Implications and suggestions for future AVP administration studies are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kenyon, Amanda R.& Alvares, Gail A.& Hickie, Ian B.& Guastella, Adam J.. 2013. The Effects of Acute Arginine Vasopressin Administration on Social Cognition in Healthy Males. Journal of Hormones،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468013
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kenyon, Amanda R.…[et al.]. The Effects of Acute Arginine Vasopressin Administration on Social Cognition in Healthy Males. Journal of Hormones No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468013
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kenyon, Amanda R.& Alvares, Gail A.& Hickie, Ian B.& Guastella, Adam J.. The Effects of Acute Arginine Vasopressin Administration on Social Cognition in Healthy Males. Journal of Hormones. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-468013
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468013