Differential methylation in CD44 and SEC23A is associated with time preference in older individuals

Laura J. Smyth, Sharon M. Cruise, Jianjun Tang, Ian Young, Bernadette McGuinness, Frank Kee and Amy Jayne McKnight

Economics & Human Biology, 2023, vol. 49, issue C

Abstract: Time preference is a measure used to ascertain the level of which individuals prefer smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards. We explored how an individual’s time preference associates with their epigenetic profile.

Keywords: Age; Methylation; Epigenetics; Genes; Time-preference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101233

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