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

• Main Authors: Jin eLi (Author), Chunhui eChen (Author), Karen eWu (Author), Mingxia eZhang (Author), Bi eZhu (Author), Chuansheng eChen (Author), Robert K Moyzis (Author), Qi eDong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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%...