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Asians demonstrate reduced sensitivity to unpredictable threat: a preliminary startle investigation using genetic ancestry in a multiethnic sample.
Emotion (Washington, D.C.) - 1 Jun 2014
Nelson Brady D, Bishop Jeffrey R, Sarapas Casey, Kittles Rick A, Shankman Stewart A
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Research has indicated that individuals of Asian descent, relative to other racial groups, demonstrate reduced emotional responding and lower prevalence rates of several anxiety disorders. It is unclear though whether these group differences extend to biomarkers of anxiety disorders and whether genetic differences play a role. This study compared self-identified Caucasian, Latino, and Asian persons (total N =...
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