Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene influences the perception of anger and fear in the human brain

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3308-3313

  Puglia, Meghan H ^a   Lillard, Travis S ^a   Morris, James P ^a   Connelly, Jessica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; FMRI; OXTR; Oxytocin receptor; Social perception

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANGER; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOLD SIGNAL; CINGULATE GYRUS; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EMOTIONALITY; ENDOPHENOTYPE; EPIGENETICS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUSIFORM GYRUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULA; MALE; MIDDLE TEMPORAL GYRUS; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; ORBITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL GYRUS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPRAMARGINAL GYRUS; AMYGDALA; BRAIN; EMOTION; FACE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; MENTAL FUNCTION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANGER; BRAIN; DNA METHYLATION; EMOTIONS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FACE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NERVE NET; PERCEPTION; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925244302     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1422096112     Document Type: Article

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