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Subgenual prefrontal cortex abnormalities in mood disorders

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Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress

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A Neural Basis for Social Cooperation

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Social Cooperation, Cognitive Science, Behavioral Sciences +8

Reading the mind in cartoons and stories: an fMRI study of ‘theory of mind’ in verbal and nonverbal tasks

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