The Oxytocin Receptor Gene ( OXTR) and Face Recognition.

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The Oxytocin Receptor Gene ( OXTR) and Face Recognition.

Psychological science - 1 Jan 2017

Verhallen Roeland J, Bosten Jenny M, Goodbourn Patrick T, Lawrance-Owen Adam J, Bargary Gary, Mollon J D

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A recent study has linked individual differences in face recognition to rs237887, a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the oxytocin receptor gene ( OXTR; Skuse et al., 2014). In that study, participants were assessed using the Warrington Recognition Memory Test for Faces, but performance on Warrington's test has been shown not to rely purely on face recognition processes. We administered the widely used...

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PMID: 27837182
DOI: 10.1177/0956797616672269

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