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Genetic variation of the serotonin 2a receptor affects hippocampal novelty processing in humans.
PloS one - 18 Jan 2011
Schott Björn H, Seidenbecher Constanze I, Richter Sylvia, Wüstenberg Torsten, Debska-Vielhaber Grazyna, Schubert Heike, Heinze Hans-Jochen, Richardson-Klavehn Alan, Düzel Emrah
Abstract excerpt
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is an important neuromodulator in learning and memory processes. A functional genetic polymorphism of the 5-HT 2a receptor (5-HTR2a His452Tyr), which leads to blunted intracellular signaling, has previously been associated with explicit memory performance in several independent cohorts, but the underlying neural mechanisms are thus far unclear. The human hippocampus plays a...
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