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Oxytocin increases trust in humans

20053,654 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Michael Kosfeld · University of Zurich

Markus Heinrichs · University of Zurich

Paul J. Zak · Claremont Graduate University

Urs Fischbacher · University of Zurich

Ernst Fehr · Collegium Helveticum

Topics & Keywords

Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 435, Issue 7042, pp. 673-676

DOI: 10.1038/nature03701

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 125.70

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