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Genetic influences on behavioral inhibition and anxiety in juvenile rhesus macaques.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Jun 2008
Rogers J, Shelton S E, Shelledy W, Garcia R, Kalin N H
Abstract excerpt
In humans and other animals, behavioral responses to threatening stimuli are an important component of temperament. Among children, extreme behavioral inhibition elicited by novel situations or strangers predicts the subsequent development of anxiety disorders and depression. Genetic differences among children are known to affect risk of developing behavioral inhibition and anxiety, but a more detailed...
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