Oxytocin's Effect on Socioemotional Aging

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will investigate the extent to which intranasal oxytocin affects changes in social decision making and evaluations of others. Oxytocin is a hormone that naturally occurs in the body and the brain and has been shown to be relevant for many behaviors, particularly in social situations. Research on the effects of oxytocin in aging is very scarce; therefore, the purpose of this research project is to determine the effects of oxytocin on socioemotional aging.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Florida
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between the ages of 18-30 years or 63-85 years

• English fluency

• Caucasian

• Right-handed

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or possibly pregnant

• Breastfeeding

• Claustrophobia

• Currently on vasoconstrictors, pseudoephedrine or antidiuretic medication

• Large pieces of metal in the body, particularly in the face or neck

• Piercings or metal implants that cannot be removed from the body

• Surgery on the brain or any prior serious brain damage or disease

• Dementia or severe cognitive disorders

• History of hyponatremia, Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone, psychogenic polydipsia, or motion disorder