Oxytocin increases bias, but not accuracy, in face recognition line-ups
Authors: Bate, S., Bennetts, R., Parris, B.A., Bindemann, M., Udale, R. and Bussunt, A.
Journal: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Volume: 10
Issue: 7
Pages: 1010-1014
eISSN: 1749-5024
ISSN: 1749-5016
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu150
Abstract:Previous work indicates that intranasal inhalation of oxytocin improves face recognition skills, raising the possibility that it may be used in security settings. However, it is unclear whether oxytocin directly acts upon the core face-processing system itself or indirectly improves face recognition via affective or social salience mechanisms. In a double-blind procedure, 60 participants received either an oxytocin or placebo nasal spray before completing the One-in-Ten task-a standardized test of unfamiliar face recognition containing target-present and target-absent line-ups. Participants in the oxytocin condition outperformed those in the placebo condition on target-present trials, yet were more likely to make false-positive errors on target-absent trials. Signal detection analyses indicated that oxytocin induced a more liberal response bias, rather than increasing accuracy per se. These findings support a social salience account of the effects of oxytocin on face recognition and indicate that oxytocin may impede face recognition in certain scenarios.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22807/
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Oxytocin increases bias, but not accuracy, in face recognition line-ups.
Authors: Bate, S., Bennetts, R., Parris, B.A., Bindemann, M., Udale, R. and Bussunt, A.
Journal: Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci
Volume: 10
Issue: 7
Pages: 1010-1014
eISSN: 1749-5024
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu150
Abstract:Previous work indicates that intranasal inhalation of oxytocin improves face recognition skills, raising the possibility that it may be used in security settings. However, it is unclear whether oxytocin directly acts upon the core face-processing system itself or indirectly improves face recognition via affective or social salience mechanisms. In a double-blind procedure, 60 participants received either an oxytocin or placebo nasal spray before completing the One-in-Ten task-a standardized test of unfamiliar face recognition containing target-present and target-absent line-ups. Participants in the oxytocin condition outperformed those in the placebo condition on target-present trials, yet were more likely to make false-positive errors on target-absent trials. Signal detection analyses indicated that oxytocin induced a more liberal response bias, rather than increasing accuracy per se. These findings support a social salience account of the effects of oxytocin on face recognition and indicate that oxytocin may impede face recognition in certain scenarios.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22807/
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Preferred by: Ben Parris and Sarah Bate
Oxytocin increases bias, but not accuracy, in face recognition line-ups
Authors: Bate, S., Bennetts, R., Parris, B.A., Bindemann, M., Udale, R. and Bussunt, A.
Journal: SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE
Volume: 10
Issue: 7
Pages: 1010-1014
eISSN: 1749-5024
ISSN: 1749-5016
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu150
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22807/
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Oxytocin increases bias, but not accuracy, in face recognition line-ups.
Authors: Bate, S., Bennetts, R., Parris, B.A., Bindemann, M., Udale, R. and Bussunt, A.
Journal: Social cognitive and affective neuroscience
Volume: 10
Issue: 7
Pages: 1010-1014
eISSN: 1749-5024
ISSN: 1749-5016
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu150
Abstract:Previous work indicates that intranasal inhalation of oxytocin improves face recognition skills, raising the possibility that it may be used in security settings. However, it is unclear whether oxytocin directly acts upon the core face-processing system itself or indirectly improves face recognition via affective or social salience mechanisms. In a double-blind procedure, 60 participants received either an oxytocin or placebo nasal spray before completing the One-in-Ten task-a standardized test of unfamiliar face recognition containing target-present and target-absent line-ups. Participants in the oxytocin condition outperformed those in the placebo condition on target-present trials, yet were more likely to make false-positive errors on target-absent trials. Signal detection analyses indicated that oxytocin induced a more liberal response bias, rather than increasing accuracy per se. These findings support a social salience account of the effects of oxytocin on face recognition and indicate that oxytocin may impede face recognition in certain scenarios.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22807/
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Oxytocin increases bias, but not accuracy, in face recognition line-ups.
Authors: Bate, S., Bennetts, R., Parris, B., Bindemann, M., Udale, R. and Bussunt, A.
Journal: Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Volume: 10
Issue: 7
Pages: 1010-1014
ISSN: 1749-5016
Abstract:Previous work indicates that intranasal inhalation of oxytocin improves face recognition skills, raising the possibility that it may be used in security settings. However, it is unclear whether oxytocin directly acts upon the core face-processing system itself or indirectly improves face recognition via affective or social salience mechanisms. In a double-blind procedure, 60 participants received either an oxytocin or placebo nasal spray before completing the One-in-Ten task-a standardized test of unfamiliar face recognition containing target-present and target-absent line-ups. Participants in the oxytocin condition outperformed those in the placebo condition on target-present trials, yet were more likely to make false-positive errors on target-absent trials. Signal detection analyses indicated that oxytocin induced a more liberal response bias, rather than increasing accuracy per se. These findings support a social salience account of the effects of oxytocin on face recognition and indicate that oxytocin may impede face recognition in certain scenarios.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/22807/
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