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Modulation of prefrontal functioning in attention systems by NPSR1 gene variation.
NeuroImage - 1 Jul 2015
Neufang Susanne, Geiger Maximilian J, Homola György A, Mahr Marina, Akhrif Atae, Nowak Johannes, Reif Andreas, Romanos Marcel, Deckert Jürgen, Solymosi László, Domschke Katharina
Abstract excerpt
Evidence has accumulated for a dysfunction of arousal and executive attention in anxiety. The neuropeptide S (NPS) system has been shown to play a pivotal role in the mediation of arousal and to be associated with anxiety/panic disorder. The present study aims at investigating the impact of functional neuropeptide S receptor (NPSR1) gene variation on neural attention patterns applying an imaging genetics...
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