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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 4, 2022·2 min readBrain Mechanism Underlying Evolution of AnxietyThe VMAT1 gene evolved through natural selection in human evolution. Those with the Ile-type variant of the VMAT1 gene are less prone to anxiety and depression.Read More
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