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Serotonin transporter gene promoter region polymorphism and selective processing of emotional images.
Biological psychology - 1 Mar 2010
Beevers Christopher G, Ellis Alissa J, Wells Tony T, McGeary John E
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have now documented that the serotonin transporter promoter region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism predicts neural response to affective images in brain regions involved in the experience of emotion. However, the behavioral consequences of this genetic effect are less well known. The current study used eye-tracking methodology to examine how individuals genotyped for the 5-HTTLPR allocated their attention...
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