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Stathmin, a gene regulating neural plasticity, affects fear and anxiety processing in humans.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 5 Jan 2010
Brocke Burkhard, Lesch Klaus-Peter, Armbruster Diana, Moser Dirk A, Müller Anett, Strobel Alexander, Kirschbaum Clemens
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The identification of biological mechanisms underlying emotional behavior is crucial for our understanding of the pathogenesis of mental disorders. Besides genes modulating neural transmission and influencing amygdala reactivity and anxiety-related temperamental traits a different plasticity regulating genes affect interindividual differences in emotional regulation. Recently it has been demonstrated that...
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