Genetic variations in the serotoninergic system contribute to amygdala volume in humans

The amygdala plays a critical role in emotion processing and psychiatric disorders associated with emotion dysfunction. Accumulating evidence suggests that amygdala structure is modulated by serotonin-related genes. However, there is a gap between the small contributions of single loci (less than 1%...

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Hauptverfasser: Jin eLi, Chunhui eChen, Karen eWu, Mingxia eZhang, Bi eZhu, Chuansheng eChen, Robert K Moyzis, Qi eDong
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Schriftenreihe:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Schlagworte:
Amygdala
Serotonin
gene
brain structure
missing heritability
Online Zugang:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2015.00129/full
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