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Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	The Effects of Oxytocin on Functional Neural Connectivity in Autism
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Greene, Rachel
Description Description	Studies in 2015 showed that intranasal oxytocin may be helpful in treating some symptoms of ASD. Researchers will be using data from an oxytocin clinical trial to understand how different regions of the brain regulate the rewarding aspects of social cues in people with autism and to determine if oxytocin affects these brain regions. If successful, this project will reveal the potential mechanisms of actions of a novel ASD therapeutic agents and provide a new neural target by which to evaluate future promising ASD treatments.
Funder Funder	Autism Science Foundation
Funding Country Funding Country	United States
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	0
Current Award Period Current Award Period	2015-2016
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 4: Which Treatments and Interventions Will Help?
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	External Project Page
Institution Institution	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Institute Location Institute Location	United States
Project Number Project Number
Government or Private Government or Private	Private
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	The Effects of Oxytocin on Functional Neural Connectivity in Autism \| 5000 \| 2015 \| The Effects of Oxytocin on Functional Neural Connectivity in Autism \| 0 \| 2017 \|

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