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Serotonin transporter genotype modulates social reward and punishment in rhesus macaques.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2009
Watson Karli K, Ghodasra Jason H, Platt Michael L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Serotonin signaling influences social behavior in both human and nonhuman primates. In humans, variation upstream of the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) has recently been shown to influence both behavioral measures of social anxiety and amygdala response to social threats. Here we show that length polymorphisms in 5-HTTLPR predict social reward and punishment in rhesus...
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