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Cognitive appraisal and life stress moderate the effects of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism on amygdala reactivity.
Human brain mapping - 1 Nov 2011
Lemogne Cédric, Gorwood Philip, Boni Claudette, Pessiglione Mathias, Lehéricy Stéphane, Fossati Philippe
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The short allele of the serotonin-transporter-linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism is associated with increased amygdala activation in response to emotional stimuli. Although top-down processes may moderate this association, available evidence is conflicting, showing the genotype influe...
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