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In addition to potential heredity, novelty-seeking behaviors are seen with the modulation of dopamine. The overall effect of dopamine when exposed to a novel stimulus is a mass release of the neurotransmitter in reward systems of the brain including the mesolimbic pathway. [10]
Results are consistent with novelty-seeking behavior being a complex trait associated with many genes, and the variance attributable to DRD4 by itself being very small. The meta-analysis of 11 studies did find that another polymorphism in the gene, the -521C/T , showed an association with novelty seeking. [ 21 ]
Cloninger suggested that the three dimensions, novelty seeking, harm avoidance, and reward dependence, were correlated with low basal dopaminergic activity, high serotonergic activity, and low basal noradrenergic activity, respectively. [5] Much research has gone into examining these links, e.g., with personality genetics.
Sensation-seeking has a strong correlation with the novelty seeking scale of Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory. [1] Furthermore, he presents evidence [11] [12] that this characteristic is influenced by genes. So, sensation-seeking parents are likely to have sensation-seeking children. [citation needed]
According to some publications, SNPs in DRD4 are associated with extraversion and novelty seeking. [6] Also variations in 5HTT are associated with neuroticism and harm avoidance. [7] Family and twins studies: The studies of genomics of personality traits involves families and specifically twins, because they have a high heritability of the traits.
Reward dependence drives behavior maintenance systems, and in addictive behaviors, maintenance of behaviors occurs despite adverse consequences. The brain on substance dependence. According to researchers the reward circuit is continuously involved in initiating behaviors that are essential for the sustenance of the individual (such as eating ...
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Impulsive sensation-seeking: measures low socialisation, and high psychoticism, impulsivity, and sensation-seeking. The impulsivity items assess lack of planfulness and a tendency to act without thinking. The sensation seeking items describe a liking for thrills and excitement, novelty and variety, and unpredictable situations and friends. [3]