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Attentional phenotypes for the analysis of higher mental function.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 24 Jan 2002
Fossella John, Posner Michael I, Fan Jin, Swanson James M, Pfaff Donald W
Abstract excerpt
We outline a strategy to relate normal cognitive processes to candidate genes. First, brain imaging is used to specify a cognitive process "attention" in terms of the neural networks involved. Next, evidence is presented showing that the operation of each network involves a dominant neuromodulator. Then we discuss development of a task designed to measure the efficiency of each network in normal individuals and...
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