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Genetic contributions to social impulsivity and aggressiveness in vervet monkeys.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Mar 2004
Fairbanks Lynn A, Newman Timothy K, Bailey Julia N, Jorgensen Matthew J, Breidenthal Sherry E, Ophoff Roel A, Comuzzie Anthony G, Martin Lisa J, Rogers Jeffrey
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BACKGROUND: Impulsivity contributes to multiple psychiatric disorders and sociobehavioral problems, and the more serious consequences of impulsivity are typically manifest in social situations. This study assessed the genetic contribution to impulsivity and aggressiveness in a social context using a nonhuman primate model. METHODS: Subjects were 352 adolescent and adult vervet monkeys from an extended...
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