Interaction between oxytocin receptor polymorphism and interdependent culture values on human empathy

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1273-1281

  Luo, Siyang ^a   Ma, Yina ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Li, Bingfeng ^a   Wang, Chenbo ^a   Shi, Zhenhao ^a   Li, Xiaoyang ^a   Zhang, Wenxia ^a   Rao, Yi ^a   Han, Shihui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Culture value; Empathy; FMRI; Oxytocin receptor gene

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941283003     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsv019     Document Type: Article

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