Variation in the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderates the influence of maternal sensitivity on child attachment

Variation in the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderates the influence of maternal sensitivity on child attachment

Abstract The endogenous opioid system is thought to play an important role in mother-infant attachment. In infant rhesus macaques, variation in the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is related to differences in attachment behavior that emerges following repeated separation from the mother; specifically...

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Main Authors: K. Tchalova, J. E. Lydon, L. Atkinson, A. S. Fleming, J. Kennedy, V. Lecompte, M. J. Meaney, E. Moss, K. A. O’Donnell, K. J. O’Donnell, P. P. Silveira, M. B. Sokolowski, M. Steiner, J. A. Bartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2024-04-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02888-x

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