POSITIVE AFFECT MARKER GENE AND USE THEREOF

摘要

Disclosed is a system for evaluating positive affect or the degree of health, which relies on a gene marker that enables the evaluation of positive affect or the degree of health in a subject conveniently and with high reliability. Specifically disclosed is a method for evaluating positive affect or the degree of health in a rat or a human body, which comprises the following steps (a) and (b): (a) measuring the level of expression of a rat positive affect marker gene or a human positive affect marker gene in the rat or the human body; and (b) evaluating the positive affect or the degree of health in the rat or the human body based on the level of expression measured in step (a).