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Associations between serotonin transporter gene promoter region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism and gaze bias for emotional information.
Journal of abnormal psychology - 1 Feb 2011
Beevers Christopher G, Marti C Nathan, Lee Han-Joo, Stote Deborah L, Ferrell Robert E, Hariri Ahmad R, Telch Michael J
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin transporter promoter region polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) is associated with neural response to negative images in brain regions involved in the experience of emotion. However, the behavioral implications of this sensitivity have been studied far less extensively. The current study used eye-tracking methodology to examine how individuals genotyped for the 5-HTTLPR, including the single nucleotide...
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