Genetic contributions of the serotonin transporter to social learning of fear and economic decision making

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-408

  Crişan, Liviu G ^a   Panǎ, Simona ^a   Vulturar, Romana ^a   Heilman, Renata M ^a   Szekely, Raluca ^a   Drugǎ, Bogdan ^a   Dragoş, Nicolae ^a   Miu, Andrei C ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Decision making; Fear conditioning; Genetic association study; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESPIRATION; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VAGUS NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649206062     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsp019     Document Type: Article

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