Attentional biases to threat and serotonin transporter gene promoter (5-httlpr) polymorphisms: Evidence from a probe discrimination task with endogenous cues

Translational Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-166

  Miu, Andrei C ^a   Vulturar, Romana ^b   Chi, Adina ^b   Ungureanu, Loredana ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Anxiety; Attentional biases; Probe discrimination task.; Serotonin transporter gene

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

5 HTTLPR GENE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GAZE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RESPONSE TIME; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84864855859     PISSN: 20813856     EISSN: 20816936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13380-012-0021-1     Document Type: Article

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