image: Maternal behavior during free play affects the epigenetic tuning of the oxytocin receptor ininfants, which in turn reflects their temperament This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Oct. 16th, 2019, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by K.M. Krol at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, and colleagues was titled, "Epigenetic dynamics in infancy and the impact of maternal engagement." view more
Credit: [Credit: Evan Kutsko and Hunter Hall; Illustration credit: Kathleen Krol]