Does Oxytocin Increase Trust in Humans? A Critical Review of Research

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• Publication year

  2015

• Venue

  Perspectives on Psychological Science

• Publication date

  2015-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1177/1745691615600138PMID 26581735
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