Article
COMT Val(108/158)Met polymorphism effects on emotional brain function and negativity bias.
NeuroImage - 15 Nov 2010
Williams Leanne M, Gatt Justine M, Grieve Stuart M, Dobson-Stone Carol, Paul Robert H, Gordon Evian, Schofield Peter R
Abstract excerpt
Biases toward processing negative versus positive information vary as a function of level of awareness, and are modulated by monoamines. Excessive biases are associated with individual differences in mood and emotional stability, and emotional disorder. Here, we examined the impact of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val(108/158)Met polymorphism, involved in dopamine and norepinephrine catabolism, on both...
Topics
Join the communities discussing this publication.