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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

07.30.25 | PLOS

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Psychophysiology of facial emotion recognition in psychopathy dimensions and oxytocin’s role: A scoping review
Photography of a mask partially obscured by a splash pattern, symbolizing disruptions in emotion recognition associated with psychopathy. Credit: Edilson Borges, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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).

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0327764

Psychophysiology of facial emotion recognition in psychopathy dimensions and oxytocin’s role: A scoping review

30-Jul-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Behavioral Psychology Psychological Science Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0327764
Article Publication Date
2025-07-30
Article Title
Psychophysiology of facial emotion recognition in psychopathy dimensions and oxytocin’s role: A scoping review
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, July 30). 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. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LMJ7JNEL/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.html
MLA:
"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." Brightsurf News, Jul. 30 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LMJ7JNEL/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.html.