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SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE
卷 18, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsad049
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CD38; oxytocin; positive emotion; infant temperament; brain
This study found that genetic variability in the oxytocin system is associated with individual differences in expressing positive affect in human infants. The CD38 gene variation was linked to higher rates of positive affective displays among 7-month-old infants. Additionally, infants with increased levels of positive affect showed enhanced brain responses when observing others smile.
Positive emotions play a critical role in guiding human behavior and social interactions. This study examined whether and how genetic variability in the oxytocin system is linked to individual differences in expressing positive affect in human infants. Our results show that genetic variation in CD38 (rs3796863), previously linked to increased release of oxytocin, was associated with higher rates of positive affective displays among a sample of 7-month-old infants, using established parent-report measures. Moreover, infants displaying increased levels of positive affect (smiling and laughter) also showed enhanced brain responses in the right inferior frontal cortex, a brain region previously linked to perception-action coupling, when viewing others smile at them. These findings suggest that, from early in development, genetic variation in the oxytocin system is associated with individual differences in expressed positive affect, which in turn are linked to differences in perceiving positive affect. This helps uncover the neurobiological processes accounting for variability in the expression and perception of positive affect in infancy.
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