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Oxytocin reduces interoceptive influences on empathy-for-pain in the anterior insula
Sophie Betka, Cassandra Gould van Praag, Charlotte L. Rae…·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.