Abstract:Personality traits are thought to be 50% heritable from pleotropic genes. Most frequently studied genes for personality traits are those of neurotransmitters. Since neurotransmitters control the autonomic nervous system, genes for neurotransmitters are candidate genes for personality traits.Heart rate and heart rate variability in response to various stimuli are thought to be an expression primarily of the autonomic nervous system and the metabolic rate. Studying heart rate and variability could reveal both au… Show more
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