This research is being done because we wish to understand how a chemical produced in the
brain, vasopressin, effects emotional social communication processes. Understanding how this
system works in normal individuals may help us understand why some people, particularly those
with autism and/or antisocial personality disorder, have dysfunctional social interactions.
This study will test the effects of 3 doses of arginine vasopressin, delivered intranasally,
on physiological and behavioral responses to the faces of same- and other-sex individuals in
healthy men and women.
Phase:
Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Bowdoin College
Collaborators:
Maine Medical Center MaineHealth National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)