Uta Frith, who studies autism at University College London, said: “According to this study, oxytocin may make faces more interesting. Disappointingly, this effect is seen only in brain activity and not in behavior.” She said that, if we want oxytocin to become a useful treatment for autism, we need to show that is has an effect on behavior.
According to Frith, what would be the crucial piece of evidence needed for showing oxytocin is a valuable treatment for autism?
The existence of behavioral effects Even stronger behavioral effects Increased brain response to faces Repeating the experiment to see if the same behavioral effects are obtaine