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Evidence for a role of the oxytocin system, indexed by genetic variation in CD38, in the social bonding effects of expressed gratitude.

Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Dec 2014

Algoe Sara B, Way Baldwin M

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Oxytocin is thought to play a central role in promoting close social bonds via influence on social interactions. The current investigation targeted interactions involving expressed gratitude between members of romantic relationships because recent evidence suggests gratitude and its expression provides behavioral and psychological 'glue' to bind individuals closer together. Specifically, we took a genetic...

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PMID: 24396004
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst182
PMCID: PMC4249462

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