Genetic and environmental influences on emotion-modulated startle reflex: A twin study

Psychophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-112

  Anokhin, Andrey P ^a   Golosheykin, Simon ^a   Heath, Andrew C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective pictures; Emotion; Heritability; Startle reflex; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STARTLE REFLEX;

EID: 33846306392     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2006.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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