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%...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jin eLi, Chunhui eChen, Karen eWu, Mingxia eZhang, Bi eZhu, Chuansheng eChen, Robert K Moyzis, Qi eDong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2015.00129/full