The Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) and Gazing Behavior during Social Interaction: An Observational Study in Young Adults
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49137#.VDTmRFfHRK0 Author(s) Maaike Verhagen , Rutger Engels , Eeske Van Roekel Affiliation(s) Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands . Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands . Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands . ABSTRACT Background: In the present study, the relation between a polymorphic marker within the OXTR gene (rs53576) and gazing behavior during two separate social interaction tasks was examined. Gazing behavior was considered to be an integral part of belonging regulation processes. Methods: ...