Motivation, emotion, and their inhibitory control mirrored in brain oscillations

GG Knyazev - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest brain oscillations as a mechanism for cerebral integration. Such
integration can exist across a number of functional domains, with different frequency rhythms …

The catechol-O-methyltransferase polymorphism: Relations to the tonic–phasic dopamine hypothesis and neuropsychiatric phenotypes

RM Bilder, J Volavka, HM Lachman… - …, 2004 - nature.com
Diverse phenotypic associations with the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val 158 Met
polymorphism have been reported. We suggest that some of the complex effects of this …

Allostatic load in bipolar disorder: implications for pathophysiology and treatment

F Kapczinski, E Vieta, AC Andreazza, BN Frey… - Neuroscience & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Current literature on the effects of chronic stress in general health converges to the concept
of allostatic load (AL). AL is the bodily 'wear and tear'that emerges with sustained allostatic …

The endophenotype concept in psychiatric genetics

J Flint, MR Munafò - Psychological medicine, 2007 - cambridge.org
The idea that some phenotypes bear a closer relationship to the biological processes that
give rise to psychiatric illness than diagnostic categories has attracted considerable interest …

Meta-analysis of the cognitive effects of the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene Val158/108Met polymorphism

JH Barnett, L Scoriels, MR Munafò - Biological psychiatry, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cognitive endophenotypes may further our understanding of the genetic
basis of psychiatric disorders, and the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene is a …

The cortical generators of P3a and P3b: a LORETA study

U Volpe, A Mucci, P Bucci, E Merlotti, S Galderisi… - Brain research …, 2007 - Elsevier
The P3 is probably the most well known component of the brain event-related potentials
(ERPs). Using a three-tone oddball paradigm two different components can be identified: the …

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 …

Effects of the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism on executive function: a meta-analysis of the Wisconsin Card Sort Test in schizophrenia and …

JH Barnett, PB Jones, TW Robbins, U Müller - Molecular psychiatry, 2007 - nature.com
The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val 158 Met polymorphism is hypothesized to
affect executive function in patient and control populations. Studies inconsistently report …

Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotypes and working memory: associations with differing cognitive operations

GE Bruder, JG Keilp, H Xu, M Shikhman, E Schori… - Biological …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a strong candidate gene for
schizophrenia and cognitive functions disrupted in this disorder. This report examines the …

Age-related decline in brain resources modulates genetic effects on cognitive functioning

U Lindenberger, IE Nagel, C Chicherio, SC Li… - Frontiers in …, 2008 - frontiersin.org
Individual differences in cognitive performance increase from early to late adulthood, likely
reflecting influences of a multitude of factors. We hypothesize that losses in neurochemical …