Opposing sex-dependent effects of oxytocin on the perception of gaze direction

Gaze direction is an important cue of the eye region. Previous studies have revealed that oxytocin (OXT) increases orienting to the eye region of face. However, little has been known about the effect of OXT in men and women on the perception of gaze direction particularly when associated with different emotions. We investigated how oxytocin would affect gaze direction judgments for threatening, angry, and neutral facial expressions and whether...