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Social memory associated with estrogen receptor polymorphisms in women.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Jun 2016
Karlsson Sara, Henningsson Susanne, Hovey Daniel, Zettergren Anna, Jonsson Lina, Cortes Diana S, Melke Jonas, Laukka Petri, Fischer Håkan, Westberg Lars
Abstract excerpt
The ability to recognize the identity of faces and voices is essential for social relationships. Although the heritability of social memory is high, knowledge about the contributing genes is sparse. Since sex differences and rodent studies support an influence of estrogens and androgens on social memory, polymorphisms in the estrogen and androgen receptor genes (ESR1, ESR2, AR) are candidates for this trait....
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