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Connectivity underlying emotion conflict regulation in older adults with 5-HTTLPR short allele: a preliminary investigation.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Sept 2014
Waring Jill D, Etkin Amit, Hallmayer Joachim F, O'Hara Ruth
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OBJECTIVE: The serotonin transporter polymorphism short (s) allele is associated with heightened emotional reactivity and reduced emotion regulation, which increases vulnerability to depression and anxiety disorders. We investigated behavioral and neural markers of emotion regulation in community-dwelling older adults, contrasting s allele carriers and long allele homozygotes. METHODS: Participants (N = 26)...
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