Influence of threat and serotonin transporter genotype on interference effects

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue MAY, 2012, Pages

  Jasinska, Agnes J ^a,b   Shaun Ho, S ^a   Taylor, Stephan F ^a   Burmeister, Margit ^a,c,d   Villafuerte, Sandra ^a,d   Polk, Thad A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Cognition; Emotion; Interference resolution; MSIT; Serotonin transporter gene; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867039764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00139     Document Type: Article

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