Genes for Emotion-Enhanced Remembering Are Linked to Enhanced Perceiving

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2244-2253

  Todd, Rebecca M ^a   Müller, Daniel J ^b   Lee, Daniel H ^c   Robertson, Amanda ^c   Eaton, Tayler ^c   Freeman, Natalie ^b   Palombo, Daniela J ^c,d   Levine, Brian ^c,d   Anderson, Adam K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

emotions; genetics; visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADRA2B PROTEIN, HUMAN; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

EMOTIONS; GENETICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887370686     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613492423     Document Type: Article

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