Oxytocin attenuates neural response to emotional faces in social drinkers: an fMRI study

ConclusionFor the first time, we could show that a larger oxytocin-induced attenuation of amygdala response to fearful faces is associated with lower subjective craving for alcohol and percentage of heavy drinking days in social drinkers. Modulation of amygdala activation, induced by emotional stimuli, might represent a neurobiological substrate of oxytocin ’s protective effects on drug seeking behavior.
Source: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research