A genetic contribution to cooperation: Dopamine-relevant genes are associated with social facilitation

Social Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-301

  Walter, Nora T ^a   Markett, Sebastian A ^a   Montag, Christian ^a   Reuter, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

COMT val158met; Dopamine; DRD2; Social cooperation; Social facilitation

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; SOCIAL FACILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957976529     PISSN: 17470919     EISSN: 17470927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2010.527169     Document Type: Article

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