Independent elevation of peripheral oxytocin concentrations and reduction in cognitive empathy during 4-fluoroamphetamine intoxication.

Patrick C DolderElizabeth B de Sousa Fernandes PernaNatasha L MasonNadia R P W HuttenStefan W ToennesEef L TheunissenJohannes G RamaekersKim Paula Colette Kuypers

Published in: Human psychopharmacology (2018)

Although 4-FA shares its pharmacological mechanism with MDMA and amphetamine, current findings seem to indicate that it affects empathy differently. The 4-FA-induced increase in oxytocin levels was independent of behavioral effects, which confirms previous findings that drug-induced effects on peripheral oxytocin levels are not associated with empathy.

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