Fascinating findings about intranasal oxytocin effects in humans continue to emerge.
Periodically, we should take stock of the overall meaning of these findings and seek
new connections to therapeutic issues. Indeed, thoughtful integration with the full
spectrum of animal research findings may help bring greater order to the diverse findings
being harvested in humans.
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Publication history
Accepted:
February 8,
2009
Received in revised form:
February 6,
2009
Received:
February 2,
2009
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