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Specific Reaction Patterns to Distinct Positive Emotional Cues Related to Incentive Motivation in Dependence of the Taq1A-Polymorphism: Molecular Genetic Associations of Early and Late Event-Related Potentials.
Neuropsychobiology - 1 Jan 2016
Munk Aisha J L, Wielpuetz Catrin, Osinsky Roman, Müller Erik M, Grant Phillip, Hennig Jürgen
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Early and late event-related potential (ERP) responses, representing early subconscious and late motivational processes, were recorded for positive emotional words related to 'wanting' and 'liking', in dependence of the dopamine-related Taq1A genotype (ANKK1/DRD2). Research suggests that 'wanting' as opposed to 'liking' is related to dopaminergic processes. Therefore, it was hypothesized that...
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