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Oxytocin increases trust in humans

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2005
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Kosfeld, M., Heinrichs, M., Zak, P. J., Fischbacher, U., & Fehr, E. (2005). Oxytocin increases trust in humans. Nature, 435(7042), 673–676. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03701

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Abstract

Trust pervades human societies. Trust is indispensable in friendship, love, families and organizations, and plays a key role in economic exchange and politics. In the absence of trust among trading partners, market transactions break down. In the absence of trust in a country's institutions and leaders, political legitimacy breaks down. Much recent evidence indicates that trust contributes to economic, political and social success. Little is known, however, about the biological basis of trust among humans. Here we show that intranasal

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  • Kosfeld, Michael
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  • Heinrichs, Markus
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  • Zak, Paul J
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  • Fischbacher, Urs
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435

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7042

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673

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676

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Keywords

Oxytocin, Trust, Human society

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English

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2005-06-02

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2008-02-11

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0028-0836

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Green

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merlin-id:1936

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Kosfeld, M., Heinrichs, M., Zak, P. J., Fischbacher, U., & Fehr, E. (2005). Oxytocin increases trust in humans. Nature, 435(7042), 673–676. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03701

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