Association between the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene and children's social cognition at 18 months

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 603-610

  Wade, M ^a   Hoffmann, T J ^b   Wigg, K ^c   Jenkins, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child development; Family based association design; Genetic association; Oxytocin receptor; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; OXTR PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRATIFICATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; GENETICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84907881784     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12148     Document Type: Article

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