FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·December 8, 2020·4 min readMother’s Empathy Linked to ‘Epigenetic’ Changes to the Oxytocin GeneMethylation of the oxytocin gene OXT was associated with maternal personal distress, resulting in harsher parenting. OXT methylation was also negatively correlated with gray matter in the right inferior temporal gyrus.Read More