Anxiety Disorders
Researchers from University of Frankfurt describe findings in anxiety disorders
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, March 3rd, 2008
"Although it is widely accepted that serotonin plays a pivotal role in the modulation of anxiety- and depression-related personality traits as well as in the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders and depression, the role of serotonin in cognition is less clear. In the present Study, we investigated the involvement of serotonin in cognitive behaviors by examining the impact of genetic variation in key regulators of serotonergic neuro-transmission on behavioral measures in a cognitive control task," investigators in Frankfurt, Germany report.
"Eighty-five healthy participants performed a cued continuous performance task (the AX Continuous Performance Task [AX-CPT]) and were...
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