Touch-induced face conditioning is mediated by genetic variation in opioid but not oxytocin receptors
Abstract
Soft touch possesses strong prosocial effects that facilitate social bonding and group cohesion in animals. Touch activates opioids (OP) and oxytocin (OXT), two neuromodulators involved in affiliative behaviors and social bonding. We examined whether touch serves as an unconditioned reward in affective conditioning of human faces, a basic process in social bonding, and whether this process is mediated by variation in mu-OP (OPRM1) and OXT...
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Title
Touch-induced face conditioning is mediated by genetic variation in opioid but not oxytocin receptors
Published Date
Jun 13, 2018
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Volume
8
Issue
1
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