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Serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphism affects detection of facial expressions.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Koizumi Ai, Kitagawa Norimichi, Kondo Hirohito M, Kitamura Miho S, Sato Takao, Kashino Makio
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have demonstrated that the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) affects the recognition of facial expressions and attention to them. However, the relationship between 5-HTTLPR and the perceptual detection of others' facial expressions, the process which takes place prior to emotional labeling (i.e., recognition), is not clear. To examine whether the perceptual detection...
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