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Blending oxytocin and dopamine with everyday creativity.
Scientific reports - 10 Aug 2021
Chong Anne, Tolomeo Serenella, Xiong Yue, Angeles Dario, Cheung Mike, Becker Benjamin, Lai Poh San, Lei Zhen, Malavasi Fabio, Tang Qianzi, Chew Soo Hong, Ebstein Richard P
Abstract excerpt
Converging evidence suggests that oxytocin (OT) is associated with creative thinking (CT) and that release of OT depends on ADP ribosyl-cyclases (CD38 and CD157). Neural mechanisms of CT and OT show a strong association with dopaminergic (DA) pathways, yet the link between CT and CD38, CD157, dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) peripheral gene expression remain inconclusive, thus...
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