Article
Regulatory variant of the TPH2 gene and early life stress are associated with heightened attention to social signals of fear in infants.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Jul 2014
Forssman Linda, Peltola Mikko J, Yrttiaho Santeri, Puura Kaija, Mononen Nina, Lehtimäki Terho, Leppänen Jukka M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cross-species evidence suggests that genetic and experiential factors act early in development to establish individual emotional traits, but little is known about the mechanisms that emerge during this period to mediate long-term outcomes. Here, we tested the hypothesis that known genetic and environmental risk conditions may heighten infants' natural tendency to attend to threat-alerting stimuli,...
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