An oxytocin receptor polymorphism predicts amygdala reactivity and antisocial behavior in men

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1218-1226

  Waller, Rebecca ^a   Corral Frías, Nadia S ^b   Vannucci, Bianca ^b   Bogdan, Ryan ^b   Knodt, Annchen R ^c   Hariri, Ahmad R ^c   Hyde, Luke W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Amygdala; Neuroimaging; Neuroscience; OXTR; Oxytocin; Psychopathology; rs1042778; Violence

Indexed keywords

OXTR PROTEIN, HUMAN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84989220584     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsw042     Document Type: Article

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