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5-HTTLPR and anxiety modulate brain-heart covariation.
Psychophysiology - 1 May 2013
Mueller Erik M, Stemmler Gerhard, Hennig Jürgen, Wacker Jan
Abstract excerpt
To date, little is known about genes affecting the interplay of brain and heart activity. Because serotonin (5-HT) is involved in corticovagal neurotransmission, we tested whether the 5-HT transporter polymorphism 5-HTTLPR affects brain-heart covariation. Further, associations with neuroticism/anxiety (NANX) were tested, as anxiety is related to 5-HT and neurogenic changes of heart period (HP). N = 168...
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