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Investigating the genetic basis of attention to facial expressions: the role of the norepinephrine transporter gene.
Psychiatric genetics - 1 Dec 2016
Yang Xing, Ru Wenzhao, Wang Bei, Gao Xiaocai, Yang Lu, Li She, Xi Shoumin, Gong Pingyuan
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OBJECTIVE: Levels of norepinephrine (NE) in the brain are related to attention ability in animals and risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in humans. Given the modulation of the norepinephrine transporter (NET) on NE levels in the brain and the link between NE and attention impairment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, it was possible that the NET gene underpinned individual differences in...
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