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A functional variant in the neuropeptide S receptor 1 gene moderates the influence of urban upbringing on stress processing in the amygdala.
Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jul 2014
Streit Fabian, Haddad Leila, Paul Torsten, Frank Josef, Schäfer Axel, Nikitopoulos Jörg, Akdeniz Ceren, Lederbogen Florian, Treutlein Jens, Witt Stephanie, Meyer-Lindenberg Andreas, Rietschel Marcella, Kirsch Peter, Wüst Stefan
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that urban upbringing and city living were associated with stress-induced activity in the amygdala and the perigenual anterior cingulate cortex (pACC). This finding might link the epidemiological risk factor "urbanicity" to neurobiological mechanisms of psychiatric disord...
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