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Association of the oxytocin receptor gene with attitudinal trust: role of amygdala volume.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 25 Oct 2018
Nishina Kuniyuki, Takagishi Haruto, Fermin A S R, Inoue-Murayama Miho, Takahashi Hidehiko, Sakagami Masamichi, Yamagishi Toshio
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown that genetic variations in rs53576, a common variant of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) resulting from a single nucleotide polymorphism involving an adenine (A)/guanine (G) transition, are associated with attitudinal trust in men. However, the pathway from gene to behaviour has not been elucidated. We conducted the present study to determine whether amygdala volume mediates the...
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