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COMT Val158Met polymorphism influences the susceptibility to framing in decision-making: OFC-amygdala functional connectivity as a mediator.
Human brain mapping - 1 May 2016
Gao Xiaoxue, Gong Pingyuan, Liu Jinting, Hu Jie, Li Yue, Yu Hongbo, Gong Xiaoliang, Xiang Yang, Jiang Changjun, Zhou Xiaolin
Abstract excerpt
Individuals tend to avoid risk in a gain frame, in which options are presented in a positive way, but seek risk in a loss frame, in which the same options are presented negatively. Previous studies suggest that emotional responses play a critical role in this "framing effect." Given that the Met allele of COMT Val158Met polymorphism (rs4680) is associated with the negativity bias during emotional processing, this...
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