image: Photography of a mask partially obscured by a splash pattern, symbolizing disruptions in emotion recognition associated with psychopathy.
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Different dimensions of psychopathy might be associated with different physiological underpinnings of facial emotion recognition - and oxytocin could affect this skill - per scoping review of 66 studies
Article URL: http://plos.io/4kFtGPd
Article title: Psychophysiology of facial emotion recognition in psychopathy dimensions and oxytocin’s role: A scoping review
Author countries: Portugal, U.K.
Funding: This work was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia in the form of a fellowship awarded to DP (Ref. 2022.00586.CEECIND/CP1722/CT0011; DOI: 10.54499/2022.00586.CEECIND/CP1722/CT0011) and an institutional grant (Ref. UID/00645/2025).
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Psychophysiology of facial emotion recognition in psychopathy dimensions and oxytocin’s role: A scoping review
Article Publication Date
30-Jul-2025
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.