Is there a genetic contribution to cultural differences? Collectivism, individualism and genetic markers of social sensitivity

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 203-211

  Way, Baldwin M ^a   Lieberman, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; A118G; MAOA uVNTR; Polymorphism; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ALLELE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALLELES; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETICS; HUMANS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77954487355     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsq059     Document Type: Article

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