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Effects of age and MAOA genotype on the neural processing of social rejection.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Aug 2010
Sebastian C L, Roiser J P, Tan G C Y, Viding E, Wood N W, Blakemore S-J
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Adolescents are often sensitive to peer rejection, a factor that might contribute to the risk of affective disorder in this age group. Previous studies suggest a significant overlap among socioaffective brain regions involved in the response to social rejection, regions continuing to develop functionally during adolescence and regions influenced by monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) polymorphism. The current study...
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