Oxytocin increases emotional theory of mind, but only for low socioeconomic status individuals

• Published in: Heliyon Vol. 6; no. 3; p. e03540
• Main Authors: Sun, Rui, Vuillier, Laura, Deakin, Julia, Kogan, Aleksandr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Emotional theory of mind (eToM); Individual differences; males; Neuroscience; nose; Oxytocin; people; placebos; Psychology; Read the mind in the eyes test (RMET); socioeconomic status; Socioeconomic Status (SES); United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Neuroscience; Oxytocin; Read the mind in the eyes test (RMET); Psychology; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Individual differences; Emotional theory of mind (eToM)
• ISSN: 2405-8440; 2405-8440
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03540

Studies have linked oxytocin to emotional theory of mind (eToM) — the ability to recognise and understand others' emotions. However, multiple replications have so far failed to reach a consistent result. Growing evidence suggests that oxytocin's positive effects on social-emotional tasks s...