Oxytocin Selectively Improves Empathic Accuracy.

The article discusses a study which examined whether normal variance in social proficiency moderates the effects of oxytocin on social-cognitive performance. The study used a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled crossover challenge, in which participants received either intranasal oxytocin or a placebo and performed an emphatic-accuracy task. The study found that oxytocin improves social-cognitive efficiency for less socially proficient individuals but has little effect on more socially proficient individuals.