A gene promotes anxiety in miceand also in scientists
Neil McNaughton
Department of Psychology, University of Otago, POB 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
NMcN@psy.otago.ac.nz
A partial impairment of GABAA receptor function in mice causes behavioral changes that resemble generalized anxiety disorder in humans. But understanding the genetic control of the 'neurotic' personality is still a challenge.