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Identifying the gene-brain mechanisms that contribute to anxiety

WHAT WE KNOW

Anxiety disorder is a general term for frequent bouts of nervousness, fear, apprehension, or worrying, which appear without a reasonable cause. They can cause real, physical symptoms and affect how a person behaves. Anxiety can range from mild, which is vague and unsettling, to severe, which can be extremely debilitating and have a serious impact on daily life. Anxiety is considered a problem when the reaction that occurs is out of proportion to what my normally be expected.

Physical signs sometimes also include:

  • A pounding heart, tight chest or chest pain
  • Feeling short of breath
  • Dizzy, headache, sweaty, tingly, numb
  • Dry mouth, stomach pain
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Genetics of normal brain function and links to anxiety and depression symptoms


PROF PETER SCHOFIELD, DR JUSTINE M GATT

Using various cognitive, psychological and neuroimaging measures, they have investigated the role of several genes known to be involved in brain disorders.

The TWIN-E study in emotion and cognition


PROF PETER SCHOFIELD, DR JUSTINE M GATT

The overall goal of this project is to establish the role of genetics versus environment for each measure of emotion and cognition, as well as resting state function, using twin modelling.

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DR JUSTINE M GATT Group Leader and Senior Research Scientist, NeuRA NHMRC CDF Research Fellow, School of Psychology, UNSW Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Sydney

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