TY  - JOUR
TI  - Personal Traits, Executive Functions, and Genetic Characteristics of Monoamine Oxidase Metabolism
T2  - Psychology. Journal of Higher School of Economics
IS  - Psychology. Journal of Higher School of Economics
KW  - genes
KW  - personality
KW  - consciousness
KW  - agreeableness
KW  - executive functions
KW  - neuromodulation
KW  - catecholamines
KW  - endophenotype
AB  - We described the experiments aimed at testing the hypothesis that the influence of some genes on personality traits is due to their influence on neurocognitive differences. For instance, it was proposed that MAOA and DBH genes affect the individual differences in Consciousness because of their influence on executive functions. However, the results showed that DBH gene is associated only with the variability of executive functions and that MAOA gene - with personality traits linked to Agreeableness. Moreover, the executive functions can mediate the influence of MAOA on these traits. We proposed that one of the possible psychological mechanisms, which mediates the influence of MAOA on Agreeableness, is disposition to reinforce socially encouraged forms of behaviors.
AU  - Margarita Alfimova
AU  - Vera Golimbet
AU  - M. Egorova
UR  - https://psy-journal.hse.ru/en/2009-6-4/26674006.html
PY  - 2009
SP  - 24-41
VL  - 6