Oxytocin receptor genetic variation promotes human trust behavior

Oxytocin receptor genetic variation promotes human trust behavior

Given that human trust behavior is heritable and intranasal administration of oxytocin enhances trust, the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene is an excellent candidate to investigate genetic contributions to individual variations in trust behavior. Although a single-nucleotide polymorphism involving an a...

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Main Authors: Frank eKrueger, Raja eParasuraman, Vijeth eIyengar, Matthew eThornburg, Jaap eWeel, Mingkuan eLin, Ellen eClarke, Kevin eMcCabe, Robert eLipsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Oxytocin
Trust
SNP
social cognition
social interaction
Prosocial Behavior
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00004/full

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