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DRD4 and striatal modulation of the link between childhood behavioral inhibition and adolescent anxiety.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Apr 2014
Pérez-Edgar Koraly, Hardee Jillian E, Guyer Amanda E, Benson Brenda E, Nelson Eric E, Gorodetsky Elena, Goldman David, Fox Nathan A, Pine Daniel S, Ernst Monique
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Behavioral inhibition (BI), a temperament characterized by vigilance to novelty, sensitivity to approach-withdrawal cues and social reticence in childhood, is associated with risk for anxiety in adolescence. Independent studies link reward hyper-responsivity to BI, adolescent anxiety and dopamine gene variants. This exploratory study extends these observations by examining the impact of DRD4 genotype and reward...
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