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Identifying new susceptibility genes on dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways for the framing effect in decision-making.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Sept 2017
Gao Xiaoxue, Liu Jinting, Gong Pingyuan, Wang Junhui, Fang Wan, Yan Hongming, Zhu Lusha, Zhou Xiaolin
Abstract excerpt
The framing effect refers the tendency to be risk-averse when options are presented positively but be risk-seeking when the same options are presented negatively during decision-making. This effect has been found to be modulated by the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) and the catechol-o-methyltransferase gene (COMT) polymorphisms, which are on the dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways and which are associated...
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