Studying the effects of dietary body weight-adjusted acute tryptophan depletion on punishment-related behavioral inhibition

Studying the effects of dietary body weight-adjusted acute tryptophan depletion on punishment-related behavioral inhibition

Background: Alterations in serotonergic (5-HT) neurotransmission are thought to play a decisive role in affective disorders and impulse control. Objective: This study aims to reproduce and extend previous findings on the effects of acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) and subsequently diminished central...

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Main Authors: Tilman J. Gaber, Vita L. S. Dingerkus, Molly J. Crockett, Sarah Bubenzer-Busch, Katrin Helmbold, Cristina L. Sánchez, Brigitte Dahmen, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Florian D. Zepf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swedish Nutrition Foundation 2015-08-01
Series:Food & Nutrition Research
Subjects:
acute tryptophan depletion
serotonin
executive functions
decision-making
gender
Online Access:http://www.foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/28443/41492

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