Oxytocin reduces interoceptive influences on empathy-for-pain in the anterior insula
Sophie Betka, Cassandra Gould van Praag, Charlotte L. Rae, Gaby Pfeifer, Henrique Sequeira, Theodora Duka, Hugo Critchley
This study investigates how oxytocin affects empathy-for-pain by modulating interoceptive signals, showing that OT reduces brain reactivity to pain-related stimuli during systole.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience