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  1. Interaction of CD38 Variant and Chronic Interpersonal Stress Prospectively Predicts Social Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Over 6 Years

    Article • Clinical Psychological Science, May 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  2. Vasopressin, but not oxytocin, increases empathic concern among individuals who received higher levels of paternal warmth: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  3. Conciliatory gestures promote forgiveness and reduce anger in humans

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  4. Variation in oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphisms is associated with emotional and behavioral reactions to betrayal

    Article • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  5. Cognitive systems for revenge and forgiveness

    Article • Behavioral and Brain Sciences, February 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  6. Oxytocin and social salience: a call for gene-environment interaction research

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, January 2013, Frontiers

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  7. Putting revenge and forgiveness in an evolutionary context

    Article • Behavioral and Brain Sciences, December 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  8. Harsh childhood environmental characteristics predict exploitation and retaliation in humans

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, October 2012, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  9. Conciliatory Gestures Facilitate Forgiveness and Feelings of Friendship by Making Transgressors Appear More Agreeable

    Article • Journal of Personality, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  10. Perceived transgressor agreeableness decreases cortisol response and increases forgiveness following recent interpersonal transgressions

    Article • Biological Psychology, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  11. Evaluation of Enzyme Immunoassay and Radioimmunoassay Methods for the Measurement of Plasma Oxytocin

    Article • Psychosomatic Medicine, June 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  12. Oxytocin indexes relational distress following interpersonal harms in women

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  13. On the form and function of forgiving: Modeling the time-forgiveness relationship and testing the valuable relationships hypothesis.

    Article • Emotion, January 2010, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak

  14. Evolved mechanisms for revenge and forgiveness.

    Article • American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Benjamin A Tabak