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Influence of COMT val158met and ADRA2B deletion polymorphisms on recollection and familiarity components of human emotional memory.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) - 1 Jun 2012
Naudts K H, Azevedo R T, David A S, van Heeringen C, Gibbs A A
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Emotional enhancement of memory is a widely accepted phenomenon that, in addition to its adaptive role, may play a role in the evolution of psychiatric disorders. Hence a comprehensive understanding of its neurobiological basis is imperative. Whilst the pharmacological and neural mechanisms are well known, the contribution of genetic variation is not. Research suggests that two qualitatively different processes...
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