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5-HTTLPR polymorphism is associated with nostalgia proneness: The role of neuroticism.
Social neuroscience - 1 Apr 2019
Luo Yu L L, Welker Keith M, Way Baldwin, DeWall Nathan, Bushman Brad J, Wildschut Tim, Sedikides Constantine
Abstract excerpt
Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, is a self-relevant and social emotion. Nostalgia proneness is associated with alleviation of distress or instability (e.g., neuroticism). Although nostalgia proneness is heritable, the specific molecular contributors to this heritability are unknown. We focused on a polymorphism in the promoter of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) as a possible biological...
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