Variation in the β-endorphin, oxytocin, and dopamine receptor genes is associated with different dimensions of human sociality

Affiliation, reward, and immune biomarkers coalesce to support social synchrony during periods of bond formation in humans

(2016) Adi Ulmer-Yaniv et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Singing and social bonding: changes in connectivity and pain threshold as a function of group size

(2016) Daniel Weinstein et al.   EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Social touch modulates endogenous μ-opioid system activity in humans

(2016) Lauri Nummenmaa et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Dopamine and opioid systems interact within the nucleus accumbens to maintain monogamous pair bonds

(2016) Shanna L Resendez et al.   eLife

Pain tolerance predicts human social network size

(2016) Katerina V.-A. Johnson et al.   Scientific Reports

Synchrony and exertion during dance independently raise pain threshold and encourage social bonding

(2015) Bronwyn Tarr et al.   Biology Letters

Oxytocin receptor and vasopressin receptor 1a genes are respectively associated with emotional and cognitive empathy

(2015) F. Uzefovsky et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Adult attachment style is associated with cerebral μ-opioid receptor availability in humans

(2015) Lauri Nummenmaa et al.   HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Exploring Attachment Patterns in Patients With Comorbid Borderline Personality and Substance Use Disorders

(2015) Andreas Schindler et al.   JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE

Polymorphism in the µ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) modulates neural processing of physical pain, social rejection and error processing

(2015) M. Bonenberger et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Association of Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) rs53576 Polymorphism with Sociality: A Meta-Analysis

(2015) Jingguang Li et al.   PLoS One

Effects of the Mu Opioid Receptor Polymorphism (OPRM1 A118G) on Pain Regulation, Placebo Effects and Associated Personality Trait Measures

(2014) Marta Peciña et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

OXTRpolymorphism predicts social relationships through its effects on social temperament

(2014) Kasey G. Creswell et al.   Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

The association between romantic relationship status and 5-HT1A gene in young adults

(2014) Jinting Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Social ties and health: a social neuroscience perspective

(2013) Naomi I Eisenberger   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

 -Opioid Receptors within Subregions of the Striatum Mediate Pair Bond Formation through Parallel Yet Distinct Reward Mechanisms

(2013) S. L. Resendez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Neuroanatomical distribution of μ-opioid receptor mRNA and binding in monogamous prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and non-monogamous meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

(2013) K. Inoue et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

A sociability gene? Meta-analysis of oxytocin receptor genotype effects in humans

(2013) Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg et al.   PSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

Are genetic variations in OXTR, AVPR1A, and CD38 genes important to social integration? Results from two large U.S. cohorts

(2013) Shun-Chiao Chang et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Cumulative risk on the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) underpins empathic communication difficulties at the first stages of romantic love

(2013) Inna Schneiderman et al.   Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

 -Opioid Receptors within the Nucleus Accumbens Shell Mediate Pair Bond Maintenance

(2012) S. L. Resendez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The brain opioid theory of social attachment: a review of the evidence

(2011) A.J. Machin et al.   BEHAVIOUR

Variation in the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Is Associated with Pair-Bonding and Social Behavior

(2011) Hasse Walum et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Social laughter is correlated with an elevated pain threshold

(2011) R. I. M. Dunbar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Variation in the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderates the influence of early maternal care on fearful attachment

(2011) Alfonso Troisi et al.   Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

The Mediating Effect of Parental Neglect on Adolescent and Young Adult Anti-Sociality: A Longitudinal Study of Twins and Their Parents

(2010) Lindon J. Eaves et al.   BEHAVIOR GENETICS

Strong and Consistent Social Bonds Enhance the Longevity of Female Baboons

(2010) Joan B. Silk et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Genetics of Human Social Behavior

(2010) Richard P. Ebstein et al.   NEURON

Encephalization is not a universal macroevolutionary phenomenon in mammals but is associated with sociality

(2010) S. Shultz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Social hedonic capacity is associated with the A118G polymorphism of the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) in adult healthy volunteers and psychiatric patients

(2010) Alfonso Troisi et al.   Social Neuroscience

Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review

(2010) Julianne Holt-Lunstad et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Variation in the  -opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is associated with dispositional and neural sensitivity to social rejection

(2009) B. M. Way et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Social bonds between unrelated females increase reproductive success in feral horses

(2009) E. Z. Cameron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and stress reactivity in humans

(2009) Sarina M. Rodrigues et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Androgen receptor gene sequence and basal cortisol concentrations predict men's hormonal responses to potential mates

(2009) J. R. Roney et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Network scaling reveals consistent fractal pattern in hierarchical mammalian societies

(2008) R. A. Hill et al.   Biology Letters

The social role of touch in humans and primates: Behavioural function and neurobiological mechanisms

(2008) R.I.M. Dunbar   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Genetic variation in the vasopressin receptor 1a gene (AVPR1A) associates with pair-bonding behavior in humans

(2008) H. Walum et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and the Neurogenetics of Sociality

(2008) Z. R. Donaldson et al.   SCIENCE