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Oxytocin and the Punitive Hub—Dynamic Spread of Cooperation in Human Social Networks

Shiyi Li, Shuangmei Ma, Danyang Wang, Hejing Zhang, Yunzhu Li, Jiaxin Wang, Jingyi Li, Boyu Zhang, Jörg Gross, Carsten K. W. De Dreu, Wen-Xu Wang and Yina Ma
Journal of Neuroscience 27 July 2022, 42 (30) 5930-5943; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2303-21.2022
Shiyi Li
1State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
2IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
3Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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1State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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3Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
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Shiyi Li, Shuangmei Ma, Danyang Wang, Hejing Zhang, Yunzhu Li, Jiaxin Wang, Jingyi Li, Boyu Zhang, Jörg Gross, Carsten K. W. De Dreu, Wen-Xu Wang, Yina Ma
Journal of Neuroscience 27 July 2022, 42 (30) 5930-5943; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2303-21.2022

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