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Guastella AJ, Kenyon AR, Alvares GA, Carson DS, Hickie IB. “Intranasal arginine vasopressin enhances the encoding of happy and angry faces in humans”. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Jun 07;67(12):1220-2. <a name="ref">Guastella AJ, Kenyon AR, Alvares GA, Carson DS, Hickie IB.</a> <a href="/references/8864">"Intranasal arginine vasopressin enhances the encoding of happy and angry faces in humans"</a> <i>Biol Psychiatry</i>. 2010 Jun 07;67(12):1220-2.
Show Articles by Guastella AJ Kenyon AR Alvares GA Carson DS Hickie IB Article IDs Erowid RefID: 8864 PubMedID: 20447617 Collections Hofmann Collection MDMA Collection All References	Abstract Arginine vasopressin (AVP) has a complex but crucial role in social behavior. In nonhuman mammals it facilitates social recognition and bonding while also promoting defensive, aggressive, and territorial behaviors. There has been little research in humans exploring its effect on social cognition, including the encoding of social memories.
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