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