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Serotonin transporter genotype (5-HTTLPR): effects of neutral and undefined conditions on amygdala activation.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Apr 2007
Heinz Andreas, Smolka Michael N, Braus Dieter F, Wrase Jana, Beck Anne, Flor Herta, Mann Karl, Schumann Gunter, Büchel Christian, Hariri Ahmad R, Weinberger Daniel R
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BACKGROUND: A polymorphism of the human serotonin transporter gene (SCL6A4) has been associated with serotonin transporter expression and with processing of aversive stimuli in the amygdala. Functional imaging studies show that during the presentation of aversive versus neutral cues, healthy carriers of the short (s) allele showed stronger amygdala activation than long (l) carriers. However, a recent report...
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