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The orienting of spatial attention to backward masked fearful faces is associated with variation in the serotonin transporter gene.
Emotion (Washington, D.C.) - 1 Apr 2012
Carlson Joshua M, Mujica-Parodi Lilianne R, Harmon-Jones Eddie, Hajcak Greg
Abstract excerpt
Threat signals facilitate spatial attention, even when awareness of these signals has been restricted through the use of backward masking. However, unrestricted/unmasked threat cues tend to delay the disengagement of attention, whereas restricted/masked threat facilitates orienting, suggesting different underlying mechanisms. Within the general population, the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5HTTLPR) is...
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