The Genetic Social Effects Can Influence the Individual's Characteristics (IMAGE)

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia

The Genetic Social Effects Can Influence the Individual's Characteristics

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The study published in eLife analyzed behaviors associated with oxytocin, one of the known "happy hormones", and showed that these can be reverted in the individual, with or without oxytocin, depending on the social group it interacts with.

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@Joana Carvalho, IGC

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