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Zhijun Liao¹, Liqin Huang¹, Siyang Luo²

¹Department of Psychology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Social Cognitive Neuroscience and Mental Health, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.

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Summary

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Intranasal oxytocin (IN-OT) reduces self-oriented learning, impacting reward processing and choice variability. Individual differences, like social value orientation, moderate these effects on self-related processes.

Keywords:

Choice variability Oxytocin Reinforcement learning Self-oriented learning

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Area of Science:

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Background:

Oxytocin is crucial for social cognition and interaction, influencing trust and generosity.
Research on oxytocin's effect on self-related processes is limited and yields mixed results.
Understanding how intranasal oxytocin (IN-OT) affects self-processing is essential for social interaction.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate IN-OT's impact on self-oriented learning in varying contexts (independent vs. dependent).
To explore the computational mechanisms behind IN-OT's influence on dynamic behavioral changes.

Main Methods:

Two double-blind, placebo-controlled studies were conducted.
Reinforcement learning theory was applied to model participants' behavior and feedback integration.

Main Results:

IN-OT decreased self-oriented reward learning when assessed separately and when self- and other-related rewards were presented together.
Increased choice variability during self-oriented learning partially explained these effects.
Effects were observed early in the learning process and moderated by social value orientation.

Conclusions:

IN-OT attenuates self-oriented learning processes, revealing underlying computational mechanisms.
Future research should consider individual factors like social value orientation when studying IN-OT effects on self-learning.