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Oxytocin receptor DNA methylation and alterations of brain volumes in maltreated children by Fujisawa, Takashi X, Nishitani, Shota, Takiguchi, Shinichiro, Shimada, Koji, Smith, Alicia K, Tomoda, Akemi

“…Although oxytocin (OXT) plays an important role in secure attachment formation with a primary caregiver, which is impaired in many children with childhood…”
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Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene: implications for autism symptom severity and brain functional connectivity by Andari, Elissar, Nishitani, Shota, Kaundinya, Gopinath, Caceres, Gabriella A, Morrier, Michael J, Ousley, Opal, Smith, Alicia K, Cubells, Joseph F, Young, Larry J

“…The role of oxytocin in social cognition has attracted tremendous interest in social neuroscience and psychiatry. Some studies have reported improvement in…”
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Childhood Adversity, Socioeconomic Instability, Oxytocin-Receptor-Gene Methylation, and Romantic-Relationship Support Among Young African American Men by Kogan, Steven M., Bae, Dayoung, Cho, Junhan, Smith, Alicia K., Nishitani, Shota

“…Men’s emerging adult romantic relationships forecast downstream relationship behavior, including commitment and quality. Accumulating evidence implicates…”
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NIRS as a tool for assaying emotional function in the prefrontal cortex by Doi, Hirokazu, Nishitani, Shota, Shinohara, Kazuyuki

“…Despite having relatively poor spatial and temporal resolution, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has several methodological advantages compared with other…”
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A multi-modal MRI analysis of brain structure and function in relation to OXT methylation in maltreated children and adolescents by Nishitani, Shota, Fujisawa, Takashi X., Hiraoka, Daiki, Makita, Kai, Takiguchi, Shinichiro, Hamamura, Shoko, Yao, Akiko, Shimada, Koji, Smith, Alicia K., Tomoda, Akemi

“…Child maltreatment dysregulates the brain’s oxytocinergic system, resulting in dysfunctional attachment patterns. However, how the oxytocinergic system in…”
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Pathways linking adverse environments to emerging adults' substance abuse and depressive symptoms: A prospective analysis of rural African American men by Kogan, Steven M, Bae, Dayoung, Cho, Junhan, Smith, Alicia K, Nishitani, Shota

“…For African American emerging adult men, developmental challenges are evident in their escalating substance abuse and depressive symptoms; this is particularly…”
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The effects of epigenetic age and its acceleration on surface area, cortical thickness, and volume in young adults by Cheong, Yongjeon, Nishitani, Shota, Yu, Jinyoung, Habata, Kaie, Kamiya, Taku, Shiotsu, Daichi, Omori, Ichiro M, Okazawa, Hidehiko, Tomoda, Akemi, Kosaka, Hirotaka, Jung, Minyoung

“…DNA methylation age has been used in recent studies as an epigenetic marker of accelerated cellular aging, whose contribution to the brain structural changes…”
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Brain structures and functional connectivity in neglected children with no other types of maltreatment by Kawata, Natasha Y.S., Nishitani, Shota, Yao, Akiko, Takiguchi, Shinichiro, Mizuno, Yoshifumi, Mizushima, Sakae, Makita, Kai, Hamamura, Shoko, Saito, Daisuke N., Okazawa, Hidehiko, Fujisawa, Takashi X., Tomoda, Akemi

“…•Exposure to neglect makes the brain atypical at structural and functional levels.•Larger ACC was the one of structural atypicality.•Increased FC between the…”
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Sex difference in the relationship between salivary testosterone and inter-temporal choice by Doi, Hirokazu, Nishitani, Shota, Shinohara, Kazuyuki

“…Humans often prefer a small immediate reward to large reward in the future. This myopic tendency in inter-temporal choice is termed delay discounting, and has…”
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Diffusion tensor imaging of white-matter structural features of maltreating mothers and their associations with intergenerational chain of childhood abuse by Kurata, Sawa, Nishitani, Shota, Kawata, Natasha Y. S., Yao, Akiko, Fujisawa, Takashi X., Okazawa, Hidehiko, Tomoda, Akemi

“…Child abuse causes lifelong adverse outcomes for both physical and mental health, although many are resilient. Efforts to prevent this issue from the parental…”
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OXTR methylation modulates exogenous oxytocin effects on human brain activity during social interaction by Chen, Xu, Nishitani, Shota, Haroon, Ebrahim, Smith, Alicia K., Rilling, James K.

“…Oxytocin (OT) effects on brain function and behavior are mediated by the oxytocin receptor (OXTR). The distribution of OXTR in the brain can profoundly…”
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Cross-tissue correlations of genome-wide DNA methylation in Japanese live human brain and blood, saliva, and buccal epithelial tissues by Nishitani, Shota, Isozaki, Makoto, Yao, Akiko, Higashino, Yoshifumi, Yamauchi, Takahiro, Kidoguchi, Masamune, Kawajiri, Satoshi, Tsunetoshi, Kenzo, Neish, Hiroyuki, Imoto, Hirochika, Arishima, Hidetaka, Kodera, Toshiaki, Fujisawa, Takashi X., Nomura, Sadahiro, Kikuta, Kenichiro, Shinozaki, Gen, Tomoda, Akemi

“…Neuroepigenetics considers genetic sequences and the interplay with environmental influences to elucidate vulnerability risk for various neurological and…”
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Validity and reliability of the Japanese versions of the coronavirus anxiety scale for adolescents and obsession with COVID-19 scale for adolescents by Makino, Takuya, Ide, Sohei, Shiino, Tomoko, Hiraoka, Daiki, Ishibashi, Saeko, Suzuki, Futoshi, Nishitani, Shota

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused mental health issues in both adults and adolescents. The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Obsession with…”
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Differential prefrontal response to infant facial emotions in mothers compared with non-mothers by Nishitani, Shota, Doi, Hirokazu, Koyama, Atsuko, Shinohara, Kazuyuki

“…► Discriminating infant facial emotions activated mothers’ right prefrontal cortex. ► Discriminating adult facial emotions did not activate mothers’ prefrontal…”
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Subclinical structural atypicality of retinal thickness and its association with gray matter volume in the visual cortex of maltreated children by Yao, Akiko, Nishitani, Shota, Yamada, Yutaka, Oshima, Hideyuki, Sugihara, Yuka, Makita, Kai, Takiguchi, Shinichiro, Kawata, Natasha Y. S., Fujisawa, Takashi X., Okazawa, Hidehiko, Inatani, Masaru, Tomoda, Akemi

“…Childhood maltreatment is reportedly associated with atypical gray matter structures in the primary visual cortex (V1). This study explores the hypothesis that…”
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DNA methylation analysis from saliva samples for epidemiological studies by Nishitani, Shota, Parets, Sasha E, Haas, Brian W, Smith, Alicia K

“…Saliva is a non-invasive, easily accessible tissue, which is regularly collected in large epidemiological studies to examine genetic questions. Recently, it is…”
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Altered epigenetic clock in children exposed to maltreatment by Nishitani, Shota, Suzuki, Shizuka, Ochiai, Keiko, Yao, Akiko, Fujioka, Toru, Fujisawa, Takashi X., Tomoda, Akemi

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Evaluation of the pooled sample method in Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip array by comparison with individual samples by Nishitani, Shota, Fujisawa, Takashi X, Yao, Akiko, Takiguchi, Shinichiro, Tomoda, Akemi

“…Abstract Background The pooled sample method is used in epigenomic research and expression analysis and is a cost-effective screening approach for small…”
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Oxytocin receptor gene methylation and substance use problems among young African American men by Kogan, Steven M., Cho, Junhan, Beach, Steven R.H., Smith, Alicia K., Nishitani, Shota

“…•Oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) methylation predicts substance use problems among young African American men.•OXTR methylation predicts fewer supportive…”
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Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Parenting Stress Across Asian Countries: A Cross-National Study by Kurata, Sawa, Hiraoka, Daiki, Ahmad Adlan, Aida Syarinaz, Jayanath, Subhashini, Hamzah, Norhamizan, Ahmad-Fauzi, Aishah, Fujisawa, Takashi X, Nishitani, Shota, Tomoda, Akemi

“…In a previous study, we demonstrated that the accumulation of parenting stress during prolonged school closures and restrictions on daily activities due to the…”
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