Culture and cannabinoid receptor gene polymorphism interact to influence the perception of happiness.

Culture and cannabinoid receptor gene polymorphism interact to influence the perception of happiness.

Previous studies have shown that a cytosine (C) to thymine (T) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the human cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) gene is associated with positive emotional processing. C allele carriers are more sensitive to positive emotional stimuli including happiness. The effects of...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Matsunaga, Takahiko Masuda, Keiko Ishii, Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Yasuki Noguchi, Misaki Ochi, Hidenori Yamasue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209552

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209552

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