Genetic influences on social cognition

Pediatric Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Skuse, David H ^a   Gallagher, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; OXYTOCIN; SEROTONIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ALTRUISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MOOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REWARD; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRUST;

ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN; SEROTONIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79954588050     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e318212f562     Document Type: Article

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