Associations between iris characteristics and personality in adulthood

Biological Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-175

  Larsson, Mats ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^b   Stattin, Håkan ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate; Candidate genes Pax6 Six3 Lmx1b; Hemispheric asymmetries; Iris characteristics crypts pigment dots contraction furrows; Personality

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EYE COLOR; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IRIS; NERVE GROWTH; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUST;

ADULT; CHARACTER; EYE COLOR; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IRIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PAIRED BOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STATISTICS;

EID: 34247240492     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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