A deletion variant of the alpha2b-adrenoceptor is related to emotional memory in Europeans and Africans

TitleA deletion variant of the alpha2b-adrenoceptor is related to emotional memory in Europeans and Africans
Publication TypeJournal Article
Authorsde Quervain, D. J., I. T. Kolassa, V. Ertl, P. L. Onyut, F. Neuner, T. Elbert, and A. Papassotiropoulos
Emotionally arousing events are recalled better than neutral events. This phenomenon, which helps us to remember important and potentially vital information, depends on the activation of noradrenergic transmission in the brain. Here we show that a deletion variant of ADRA2B, the gene encoding the alpha2b-adrenergic receptor, is related to enhanced emotional memory in healthy Swiss subjects and in survivors of the Rwandan civil war who experienced highly aversive emotional situations.
Title A deletion variant of the alpha2b-adrenoceptor is related to emotional memory in Europeans and Africans
Publication Title Nat NeurosciNat Neurosci
Publication Type Journal Article
Published Year 2007
Authors D.J. de Quervain; I.T. Kolassa; V. Ertl; P.L. Onyut; F. Neuner; T. Elbert; A. Papassotiropoulos
Edition 2007/07/31
Accession Number 17660814
Number 9
ISBN Number 1097-6256 (Print)<br/>1097-6256
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