Dean S. Carson

Publication Details

• Intranasal arginine vasopressin enhances the encoding of happy and angry faces in humans.

  Guastella AJ, Kenyon AR, Alvares GA, Carson DS, Hickie IB. Biol Psychiatry. 2010; 67 (12): 1220-2

  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.

  PubMedID: 20447617