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The interaction of corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene and early life stress on emotional empathy.
Behavioural brain research - 30 Jun 2017
Grimm Simone, Wirth Katharina, Fan Yan, Weigand Anne, Gärtner Matti, Feeser Melanie, Dziobek Isabel, Bajbouj Malek, Aust Sabine
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Early life stress (ELS) is associated with increased vulnerability for depression, changes to the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) system and structural and functional changes in hippocampus. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CRH receptor 1 (CRHR1) gene interact with ELS to predict depression, cognitive functions and hippocampal activity. Social cognition has been related to hippocampal function and...
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