DNA methylation of the oxytocin receptor gene predicts neural response to ambiguous social stimuli

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SEPTEMBER, 2012, Pages

  Jack, Allison ^a   Connelly, Jessica J ^b,c   Morris, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOPHENOTYPE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR GENE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PREDICTION; RECEPTOR GENE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84933674198     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00280     Document Type: Article

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