Genetic polymorphisms of the dopamine and serotonin systems modulate the neurophysiological response to feedback and risk taking in healthy humans

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 678-691

  Heitland, I ^a,d   Oosting, R S ^b   Baas, J M P ^a,d   Massar, S A A ^a,d,e   Kenemans, J L ^a,d   Bocker K B E ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ALAN TURING INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

5HTTLPR; COMT; DAT; Dopamine; EEG; Feedback; Reward; Risk taking; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAME; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REACTION TIME; RISK-TAKING; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870859501     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-012-0108-8     Document Type: Article

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