Variation in oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms is associated with emotional and behavioral reactions to betrayal

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 810-816

  Tabak, Benjamin A ^a   McCullough, Michael E ^a   Carver, Charles S ^a   Pedersen, Eric J ^a   Cuccaro, Michael L ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Betrayal; Cooperation; Emotional reactions; Oxytocin; Prisoner's dilemma

Indexed keywords

OXTR PROTEIN, HUMAN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; EMOTION; FEMALE; GAME; GENETICS; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GAME THEORY; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902284233     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst042     Document Type: Article

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