The role of D4 receptor gene exon III polymorphisms in shaping human altruism and prosocial behavior

@Moshe_Hoffman R u making rewarding feelings exclusively dependent on social recognition? Jiang & colleagues found that proclivity to feel a "warm glow" after helping has a genetic source. Dopamine receptors polymorphisms differentially affect prosocia

... attempt to uncover the origins of prosocial behavior, behavioral genetics provides insights on individual differences partially hard-wired by our genomes, while contingent on the varied environmental influences organisms encounter across the life span.