Serotonin transporter gene promoter region polymorphism and selective processing of emotional images

Biological Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 260-265

  Beevers, Christopher G ^a   Ellis, Alissa J ^a   Wells, Tony T ^a   McGeary, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Emotion; Eye tracking; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; EMOTIONS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SELF CONCEPT; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77349084849     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.08.007     Document Type: Article

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