Study links genetic variation to individual empathy, stress levels

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 10:07 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered a genetic variation that may contribute to how empathetic a human is, and how that person reacts to stress. In the first study of its kind, a variation in the hormone/neurotransmitter oxytocin's receptor was linked to a person's ability to infer the mental state of others...

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