Serotonin transporter genotype impacts amygdala habituation in youth with autism spectrum disorders

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 832-838

  Wiggins, Jillian Lee ^a   Swartz, Johnna R ^a   Martin, Donna M ^a,b   Lord, Catherine ^c   Monk, Christopher S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Autism; Face; Functional MRI; Habituation; Serotonin transporter gene

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; AUTISM; CHILD; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902244778     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst039     Document Type: Article

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