DOI:
10.13056/acamh.24918
In this Papers Podcast,
Dr. Matthijs Moerkerke discusses his JCPP paper
‘Can repeated intranasal oxytocin administration affect reduced neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in autism? A randomized controlled trial‘ (
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13850). Mattijis is the first author of the paper.
There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
Discussion points include:
- Why oxytocin is of interest in the investigation of autism.
- The differential effect of acute versus repeated oxytocin administration.
- The pros and cons of repeated oxytocin administration dampening neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in children with autism.
- Implications of the findings for mental health professionals and policymakers.
