Changes of Altruistic Behavior and Kynurenine Pathway in Late-Life Depression

Changes of Altruistic Behavior and Kynurenine Pathway in Late-Life Depression

BackgroundDepressive patients show less altruistic behavior. While, older adults present higher tendencies for altruism than younger adults. Depression and age are two of the influencing factors of altruism, kynurenine (KYN), and its metabolites. However, the characteristics of altruism in late-life...

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Main Authors: Yujie Wu, Naikeng Mai, Xuchu Weng, Jiuxing Liang, Yuping Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
altruism
kynurenine pathway
late-life depression
Dictator Game
diffusion tensor imaging
graph-theoretical analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00338/full

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