title: Serum cholesterol and perception of anger and sadness.
abstract: Analysis of cholesterol levels in 34 forensic patients indicated significant associations with measures of the patients' perceptions of the emotional content in auditory stimuli. In particular, patients with low cholesterol showed hypersensitivity in the detection of anger and sadness. The authors hypothesize the involvement of serotonin in the hypersensitivity effects. Organicity and age were ruled out as contributing factors.
authors.affiliation: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Guggenheim
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology; D000786:Anger / Q000502:physiology*; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D012938:Social Perception; D013067:Speech Perception
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol