BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism Is Associated with Self-Reported Empathy.

Empathy is an important driver of human social behaviors and presents genetic roots that have been studied in neuroimaging using the intermediate phenotype approach. Notably, the Val66Met polymorphism of the Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene has been identified as a potential target in n...

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Main Authors: Vincent Taschereau-Dumouchel, Sébastien Hétu, Anaït Bagramian, Alexandre Labrecque, Marion Racine, Yvon C Chagnon, Philip L Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4764204?pdf=render

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