Oxytocin's Effect on Social Pain Empathy

Oxytocinergic Modulation of Perceived Social Exclusion

The aim of the present experiment is to examine oxytocin's behavioral and neural effects on social pain empathy

In the current study, the investigators plan to examine whether oxytocin modulates behavior and neural activity during observing another person being excluded in an online ball-tossing game (a modified cyberball paradigm).

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy participants without past or current psychiatric or neurological disorders

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of head injury
• medical or psychiatric illness
• smoking or drinking 24 hours before experiment