Decreased level of psychobiological factor Novelty seeking and lower intelligence in men latently infected with protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11240/03:00000031

Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Decreased level of psychobiological factor Novelty seeking and lower intelligence in men latently infected with protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

Original language description

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasitic protozoan, infects about 30-60% of people worldwide. The latent toxoplasmosis, i.e. life-long presence of cysts in the brain and muscular tissues, has no effect on human health. However, infected subjects score worse in psychomotor performance tests and have different personality profiles than Toxoplasma-negative subjects. The mechanism of this effect is unknown; however, it is supposed that presence of parasites cysts in the brain induces an increase of the concentrationof dopamine. Here we search for the existence of differences in personality profile between Toxoplasma-positive and Toxoplasmanegative subjects by testing 857 military conscripts using a modern psychobiological questionnaire, namely with Cloningers Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). ANCOVA showed that Toxoplasma-positive subjects had lower Novelty seeking (NS) scores P /0.035) and lower scores for three of its four subscales, namely Impulsiveness (P=0.049), Extravagance (P=0.056)

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AN - Psychology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/LN00B122" target="_blank" >LN00B122: Neuropsychiatric Research Center</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2003

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Biological Psychology

ISSN

0301-0511

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Volume of the periodical

63

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

253-268

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