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Altered timing of amygdala activation during sad mood elaboration as a function of 5-HTTLPR.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Jun 2011
Furman Daniella J, Hamilton J Paul, Joormann Jutta, Gotlib Ian H
Abstract excerpt
A functional variant of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) has been associated with increased risk for major depression in the context of stress. In attempting to understand the mechanisms underlying this relation, we tested the hypothesis that 5-HTTLPR genotype affects the speed with which amygdala is recruited during emotional processing in young girls with no history of psychiatric disorder. We used...
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