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Interaction between oxytocin receptor polymorphism and interdependent culture values on human empathy

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Luo, Siyang, Ma, Yina, Liu, Yi, Li, Bingfeng, Wang, Chenbo, Shi, Zhenhao, Li, Xiaoyang, Zhang, Wenxia +2 more·2015·Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

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Recent evidence suggests that the association between oxytocin receptor polymorphism (OXTR rs53576) and emotion-related behavioral/psychological tendencies differs between individuals from East Asian and Western cultures. What remains unresolved is which specific dimension of cultural orientations interacts with OXTR rs53576 to shape these tendencies and whether such gene × culture interactions occurs at both behavioral and neural level. This study investigated whether and how OXTR rs53576 interacts with interdependence-a key dimension of cultural orientations that distinguish between East Asian and Western cultures-to affect human empathy that underlies altruistic motivation and prosocial behavior. Experiment 1 measured interdependence, empathy trait and OXTR rs53576 genotypes of 1536 Chinese participants. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed a stronger association between interdependence and empathy trait in G allele carriers compared with A/A homozygotes of OXTR rs53576. Experiment 2 measured neural responses to others' suffering by scanning A/A and G/G homozygous of OXTR rs53576 using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed stronger associations between interdependence and empathic neural responses in the insula, amygdala and superior temporal gyrus in G/G compared with A/A carriers. Our results provide the first evidence for gene × culture interactions on empathy at both behavioral tendency and underlying brain activity.

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  • SNPs in the oxytocin receptor gene are associated with complex human prosocial behaviors such as trait empathy and pair bonding.

    “SNPs in the oxytocin receptor gene are found to be associated with complex human prosocial behaviors such as trait empathy and pair bonding (Luo et al. 2015; McQuaid et al. 2015).”

    From A precision medicine approach to oxytocin trials (2017) · cites this paper as Luo et al. 2015

  • There is increasing evidence for genetic associations between common OTR polymorphisms and empathy.

    “Moreover, there is increasing evidence for genetic associations between common OTR polymorphisms and empathy (Huetter et al. 2016; Laursen et al. 2014; Luo et al. 2015; Tost et al. 2010; Wu et al. 2012).”

    From A precision medicine approach to oxytocin trials (2017) · cites this paper as Luo et al. 2015

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Authors
Luo, S., Ma, Y., Liu, Y., Li, B., Wang, C., Shi, Z., Li, X., Zhang, W., Rao, Y., & Han, S.
Affiliations
McGovern Institute for Brain Research (US)
Venue
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Published
2015-02-13
Volume
10
Issue
9
Pages
1273-1281
ISSN
  • 1749-5016 (ISSN-L)
  • 1749-5024
OpenAlex
W2019475778
Cited by
111
References
80
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
oxytocin receptor, OXTR rs53576, interdependence, cultural values, empathy, altruism, prosocial behavior, insula, amygdala, superior temporal gyrus, Chinese participants
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Alleles, Culture, Emotions, Empathy, Female, Genotype, Humans, Male, Stress, Psychological, Receptors, Oxytocin, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Asian People, Young Adult

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