Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphisms (rs53576) and early paternal care sensitize males to distressing female vocalizations

• Main Authors: Truzzi, Anna, Poquérusse, Jessie, Setoh, Peipei, Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Bornstein, Marc H., Esposito, Gianluca
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Gene–environment; Oxytocin Receptor Gene
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87243; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44341
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The oxytocinergic system is highly involved in social bonding and early caregiver–infant interactions. Here, we hypothesize that oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene genotype and parental bonding history interact in influencing social development. To address this question, we assessed adult males’ arousal...