The Influence of Oxytocin on Automatic Imitation Behaviour in Healthy Adults

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

In this study, the influence of oxytocin on automatic imitation behaviour is investigated. Healthy adults will be administered with either oxytocin or a placebo, and will perform an imitation-inhibition task (as a measure of automatic imitation behaviour). To determine the specificity of the oxytocin effect, an unrelated cognitive task (Stroop task) will also be presented.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent
• Collaborator: Research Foundation Flanders
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male

• non-smoker

Exclusion Criteria:

• no pacemaker, deep brain stimulation electrodes or other stimulation devices

• normal neurological history (no brain operations, migraine, epilepsy, alcoholism

• no epilepsy in family

• no chronic disease(s) that require constant medication (asthma, hypertension, diabetes)

• no medication 24h prior to experiment

• no alcohol or caffeine 2h prior to experiment

• no sleep deprivation 24h prior to experiment