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Review
. 2014 Feb;9(2):250-4.
doi: 10.1093/scan/nst113. Epub 2013 Jul 24.

Social brains on drugs: tools for neuromodulation in social neuroscience

Molly J Crockett  1 , Ernst Fehr
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Social brains on drugs: tools for neuromodulation in social neuroscience

Molly J Crockett et al. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

Neuromodulators such as serotonin, oxytocin and testosterone play an important role in social behavior. Studies examining the effects of these neuromodulators and others on social cognition and behavior (and their neural underpinnings) are becoming increasingly common. Here, we provide an overview of methodological considerations for those wishing to evaluate or conduct empirical studies of neuromodulation in social neuroscience.

Keywords: dopamine; hormones; neuromodulation; oxytocin; serotonin; testosterone.

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