Relatively strong automatic appetitive action‐tendencies in male carriers of the OPRM1 G‐allele

RW Wiers, M Rinck, M Dictus… - Genes, Brain and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated whether automatic approach action tendencies for alcohol‐related
stimuli were associated with variation in the mu‐opioid receptor gene (OPRM1), previously …

Neural mechanisms underlying selective attention to threat

SJ Bishop - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Biased competition models of selective attention suggest that attentional competition is
influenced both by bottom‐up sensory mechanisms sensitive to stimulus salience and top …

Cognitive deficits as treatment targets in schizophrenia

JM Gold - Schizophrenia research, 2004 - Elsevier
Cognitive impairment has emerged as an important new target in schizophrenia
therapeutics in light of evidence that cognitive deficits are critically related to the functional of …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal effects following working memory training

M Buschkuehl, SM Jaeggi, J Jonides - Developmental cognitive …, 2012 - Elsevier
There is accumulating evidence that training working memory (WM) leads to beneficial
effects in tasks that were not trained, but the mechanisms underlying this transfer remain …

Neurobiology of dopamine in schizophrenia

O Guillin, A Abi‐Dargham, M Laruelle - International review of neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
This chapter is an update on the dopamine (DA) imbalance in schizophrenia, including the
evidence for subcortical hyperstimulation of D2 receptors underlying positive symptoms and …

Toward constructing an endophenotype strategy for bipolar disorders

G Hasler, WC Drevets, TD Gould, II Gottesman… - Biological …, 2006 - Elsevier
Research aimed at elucidating the underlying neurobiology and genetics of bipolar disorder,
and factors associated with treatment response, have been limited by a heterogeneous …

[HTML][HTML] Genetics of intelligence

IJ Deary, FM Spinath, TC Bates - European Journal of Human Genetics, 2006 - nature.com
This article provides an overview of the biometric and molecular genetic studies of human
psychometric intelligence. In the biometric research, special attention is given to the …

Genetic variation in components of dopamine neurotransmission impacts ventral striatal reactivity associated with impulsivity

EE Forbes, SM Brown, M Kimak, RE Ferrell… - Molecular …, 2009 - nature.com
Individual differences in traits such as impulsivity involve high reward sensitivity and are
associated with risk for substance use disorders. The ventral striatum (VS) has been widely …

The molecular genetics of cognition: dopamine, COMT and BDNF

J Savitz, M Solms, R Ramesar - Genes, brain and behavior, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The important contribution of genetic factors to the development of cognition and intelligence
is widely acknowledged, but identification of these genes has proven to be difficult. Given a …

Genetic impact on cognition and brain function in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease: ICICLE-PD study

C Nombela, JB Rowe, SE Winder-Rhodes… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Parkinson's disease is associated with multiple cognitive impairments and increased risk of
dementia, but the extent of these deficits varies widely among patients. The ICICLE-PD study …