Article
Preliminary evidence for the interaction of the oxytocin receptor gene (oxtr) and face processing in differentiating prenatal smoking patterns.
Neuroscience letters - 1 Jan 2015
Massey Suena H, Estabrook Ryne, O'Brien T Caitlin, Pine Daniel S, Burns James L, Jacob Suma, Cook Edwin H, Wakschlag Lauren S
Abstract excerpt
Prenatal smoking cessation has been described as an empathic action "for the baby," but this has not been empirically demonstrated. We capitalized on a genetically-characterized extant dataset with outstanding measurement of prenatal smoking patterns and maternal face processing data (as an indicator of empathy) to test this hypothesis, and explore how empathy and smoking patterns may be moderated by a genetic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
